Guest guest Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 > > I was wondering if anyone can tell me how strong bone cement is for a > knee replacement? Thanks! > --- > If you are old enough to need a knee replacement, you are probably old enough to remember " whale blubber glue " , the strongest glue in the world. The only thing that could remove it was " whale blubber glue remover " . Wasn't that on Tom Terrific or something? I'm old enough to remember the glue, but also old enough to not be able to remember which show it was on. CRS strikes again. :-) Anyway, the glue must be like that. I had a little on my skin afterwards. Stuck on like a mole. NO WAY was it going to come off. Bill in Minneapolis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Hi, . I'm not qualified to talk about things like joint life, so I can only repeat what the doctors have told me. When I started to know I needed new knees, the doctors wouldn't do it. At that time, they told me that artificial joints only lasted ten years, and they could only redo them one more time. They wanted me to wait until I was 70 to have it done. Now, they tell me that the technology has advanced to where they can realistically expect 25 years out of a knee. I don't know anyone who has worn one out yet. I'm sure there are folks here that are well qualified to answer your questions. I'm guessing that it is more than glue that holds it all together after everything is healed. Your orthopedic surgeon can probably explain all of the technology that holds your knee together. It is a valid, excellent question, and you should be able to get answers from the doc who put it in. I'd guess that somewhere down the road you will probably have to go in again, and by then they will have joints made out of Indestructium lasting a hundred years. I was kinda hoping for bionics in these ones of mine, because at my age, Wagner, the Bionic Woman, still looks kinda hot, and I might be able to keep up with her. Bill in Minneapolis > > > > I was wondering if anyone can tell me how strong bone cement is for a > > knee replacement? Thanks! > > --- > > > > If you are old enough to need a knee replacement, you are probably old > enough to remember " whale blubber glue " , the strongest glue in the > world. The only thing that could remove it was " whale blubber glue > remover " . Wasn't that on Tom Terrific or something? I'm old enough to > remember the glue, but also old enough to not be able to remember > which show it was on. CRS strikes again. :-) > > Anyway, the glue must be like that. I had a little on my skin > afterwards. Stuck on like a mole. NO WAY was it going to come off. > > Bill in Minneapolis > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 I am a Mechanical Design Engineer and would bet that the cement is as strong or stronger then natural bone. I am sure they have done strength test to confirm all kinds of (tension vs compression vs shear) strengths. What I can tell you is that my doctor did not use cement at all. Except for the knee cap. The artificial knee had a honeycomb pattern that the bone could grow into over time. My doctor preferred to not introduce another foreign substance into the body if he did not have too. Made sense to me and I have not noticed any issues because of it. You might ask your doctor about this. Don > > I was wondering if anyone can tell me how strong bone cement is for a > knee replacement? Thanks! > --- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.