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Contamination of polyethylene cups with polymethyl methacrylate particles: an experimental study

Kesteris, Uldis LU ; Carlsson, Lennart ; Haraldsson, Conny ; Lausmaa, Jukka ; Lidgren, Lars LU ; Önnerfält, Rolf LU and Wingstrand, Hans LU (2001) In Journal of Arthroplasty 16(7). p.905-908
Abstract
The articulating surfaces of 6 ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene cups were exposed to curing polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) bone-cement and examined with scanning electron microscopy and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS). Three of the cups were exposed to blood and bone-cement, and the rest were exposed to bone-cement only. After removal of the bone-cement bulk, PMMA particles were found and identified in all 6 cups. The particles were verified by identifying zirconium with energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy in 5 cups and with LA-ICPMS in 1 cup. The degree of surface contamination was estimated with LA-ICPMS. The number of zirconium-containing particles detected was on average 10... (More)
The articulating surfaces of 6 ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene cups were exposed to curing polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) bone-cement and examined with scanning electron microscopy and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS). Three of the cups were exposed to blood and bone-cement, and the rest were exposed to bone-cement only. After removal of the bone-cement bulk, PMMA particles were found and identified in all 6 cups. The particles were verified by identifying zirconium with energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy in 5 cups and with LA-ICPMS in 1 cup. The degree of surface contamination was estimated with LA-ICPMS. The number of zirconium-containing particles detected was on average 10 to 20/mm2. PMMA bone-cement left in polyethylene cups during polymerization can contaminate the articulating surface with adherent PMMA particles. (Less)
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polymethyl methacrylate, third body contamination, total hip arthroplasty
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Journal of Arthroplasty
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16
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7
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905 - 908
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Elsevier
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  • pmid:11607908
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0883-5403
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10.1054/arth.2001.25554
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English
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  author       = {{Kesteris, Uldis and Carlsson, Lennart and Haraldsson, Conny and Lausmaa, Jukka and Lidgren, Lars and Önnerfält, Rolf and Wingstrand, Hans}},
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  keywords     = {{polymethyl methacrylate; third body contamination; total hip arthroplasty}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{7}},
  pages        = {{905--908}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of Arthroplasty}},
  title        = {{Contamination of polyethylene cups with polymethyl methacrylate particles: an experimental study}},
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  doi          = {{10.1054/arth.2001.25554}},
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