Surface degradation–enabled osseointegrative, angiogenic and antiinfective properties of magnesium-modified acrylic bone cement

ConclusionsThis work validates a new concept of designing bioactive bone/implant interface with desirable properties. And this novel bone cement possesses great potential for minimally invasive orthopaedic surgeries such as percutaneous kyphoplasty.The translational potential of this articleThis work reports PMMA/Mg surface-degradable acrylic bone cements that possess enhanced osseointegrative, angiogenic and antiinfective properties that are lacking in the clinically used acrylic bone cements. This new kind of bone cements could improve the treatment outcome of many orthopaedic surgeries such as percutaneous kyphoplasty and arthroplasty.
Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Translation - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research