Imperial College London
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Dr Pramod K. Puthumanapully

Central Faculty, Advancement

Head of Development Faculty of Medicine
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 3299p.puthumanapully Website

 
 
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Location

 

AdvancementFaculty BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Pal:2013:10.1016/j.mporth.2013.02.004,
author = {Pal, B and Puthumanapully, PK and Amis, AA},
doi = {10.1016/j.mporth.2013.02.004},
journal = {Orthopaedics and Trauma},
pages = {76--84},
title = {(ii) Biomechanics of implant fixation},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mporth.2013.02.004},
volume = {27},
year = {2013}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - In joint replacement, stability of the implant is provided by a combination of the techniques adopted to fix the implant to the surrounding bone and the geometric features of the implant. Fixation techniques can either use cement or be cementless. Cemented fixation uses PMMA bone cement to grout the implant and bone together, while cementless fixation involves either a press-fit between the implant and bone, or specific design features that encourage bone growth into or onto the implant. Although both of these fixation techniques perform well in terms of longevity, each method functions better than the other in certain patient groups, and each has some positives and negatives. This article reports an overview of the fundamental aspects of the fixation techniques, their clinical advantages and disadvantages, associated clinical concerns and recent trends of fixation in clinical practice. This will be coupled with specific examples on how certain geometric features of an implant help in achieving initial and long-term stability and fixation. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
AU  - Pal,B
AU  - Puthumanapully,PK
AU  - Amis,AA
DO  - 10.1016/j.mporth.2013.02.004
EP  - 84
PY  - 2013///
SN  - 1877-1327
SP  - 76
TI  - (ii) Biomechanics of implant fixation
T2  - Orthopaedics and Trauma
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mporth.2013.02.004
VL  - 27
ER  -
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