Journal article
Effect of Shock Wave Treatment on Femoral Prosthesis and Cement Removal
Bio-medical materials and engineering, Vol.4(6), pp.451-461
1994
DOI: 10.3233/BME-1994-4604
PMID: 7833788
Abstract
The present study has examined the efficacy of shock wave treatment to aid in the removal of bone cement in human cadaver femora after femoral prosthesis implantation. The shock waves were applied to the specimens at four points, in the circumference 90 degrees apart, at three levels. Four hundred shocks were applied at each point with intensity level of 25 kV. Extraction time of the bone cement was significantly (p < 0.002) faster in the treated versus untreated control groups. The average extraction time was decreased by 32%. Shock wave treatment also reduced the amount of residual cement inside the bone surface by an average of 55% (p < 0.006). The number of shocks needed to remove the prosthesis from bone cement also decreased significantly (p < 0.001) after shock wave treatment.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Effect of Shock Wave Treatment on Femoral Prosthesis and Cement Removal
- Creators
- Jeong K Kim - Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of EngineeringJoon B Park - Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of EngineeringJames N Weinstein - Department of OrthopedicsJohn L Marsh - Department of OrthopedicsYong S Kim - Department of Orthopedics, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, KoreaStefan A. H Loening - Department of Urology, College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Bio-medical materials and engineering, Vol.4(6), pp.451-461
- DOI
- 10.3233/BME-1994-4604
- PMID
- 7833788
- ISSN
- 0959-2989
- eISSN
- 1878-3619
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1994
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
- Record Identifier
- 9984040210702771
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