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Cement interface temperature in hip arthroplasty
S Toksvig-Larsen1, H Franzen, L Ryd
1Lund University Hospital, Department of Orthopedics, Sweden.
Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica
|April 1, 1991
Abstract:
The temperature was measured using thermocouples in the bone-cement interface during cement curing in 30 total hip replacement operations. A modern technique was used, including lavage and precooled vacuum-mixed cement. The mean maximum temperature in the acetabulum was 43 (38-52) degrees C and in the femur 40 (29-56) degrees C. The use of a precooled femoral prosthesis did not affect the peak temperature.