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This study was designed to investigate the thermal effects of polymerization on small tubular bones. The results demonstrated only a slight increase in temperature during cement-curing in the medullary canals of these bones. The maximum rise (11.7° C) was within the levels of tolerance for living bone cells. It was demonstrated that the small volumes of methyl-methacrylate cool more rapidly, hence further decreasing the deleterious effects of heat. The histological studies showed no recognisable adverse reaction to the thermal effects of methyl-methacrylate polymerization on small tubular bones or on the overlying tissue.
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Le but de ce travail est d'étudier les effets thermiques de la polymérisation sur les petits os longs. Les résultats montrent seulement, durant la prise du ciment, une élevation modérée de la température dans la cavité médullaire de ces os. L'élévation maximale (11° 7) est dans les limites de tolérance des cellules osseuses vivantes. Il a été démontré que les petites quantités de méthyl-métacrylate refroidissent plus rapidement, donc que diminuent davantage les effets nuisibles de la chaleur. Les examens histologiques ne montrent aucune altération due aux effets thermiques de la polymérisation du méthyl-métacrylate sur les petits os longs ni sur les tissus de recouvrement.
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Schultz, R.J., Johnston, A.D. & Krishnamurthy, S. Thermal effects of polymerization of methyl-methacrylate on small tubular bones. International Orthopaedics 11, 277–282 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00271461
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00271461