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Effect of restraint on the creep behavior of clinical bone cement

S. M. Green, N. D. Watkins, P. J. Gregg, A. W. McCaskie

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    Abstract

    Bone cement creep behavior was studied using commercial available clinical bone cement. Creep deformation was measured using a micrometer with a resolution of 1 μm. It was demonstrated that the restraint has a very strong effect on the creep of bone cement, half-restrained specimens creep more than that of fully restrained specimens. The creep of the investigated bone cement increased with the dynamic loading cycles, and two creep stages, a high initial creep rate followed by a steady creep stage, can be identified. The relationship between the creep deformation and the loading cycles was expressed by a single logarithmic model.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)959-962
    Number of pages4
    JournalJournal of Materials Science Letters
    Volume21
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Jun 2002

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