Bone Cement - Important Information For The Use of Bone Cement

Important Information For The Use of Bone Cement

What is referred to as bone cement syndrome is described in the literature. For a long time it was believed that the incompletely converted monomer released from bone cement was the cause of circulation reactions and embolism. However, it is now known that this monomer (residual monomer) is metabolized by the respiratory chain and split into carbon dioxide and water and excreted. Embolisms can always occur during anchorage of artificial joints when material is inserted into the previously cleared thigh bone cavity. The result is intramedullary pressure increase, which can be regulated by the anesthetist?.

If the patient is known to have any allergies to constituents of the bone cement, according to current knowledge bone cement should not be used to anchor the prosthesis. Anchorage without cement - cement-free implant placement - is the alternative.

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