Bonding of Fractures by Plastic Adhesives

Bone Adhesives in Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery

“…Glues and adhesives describe materials which attach to a surface involving molecular attraction, whereas cements and lutes work through mechanical interlocking and as gap-filling agents [7,8,10,11]. Objects joined by glues adhere as a result of two different physical forces: adhesion and cohesion [8,12].…”

“…The idea of bone bonding using biological materials has already been proposed by Gluck, in Berlin, more than a century ago, when he bonded soft tissue with chicken blood derivatives, and bone tissue with 'lithocolle' [1,7]. He reported on the use of bone glue composed of colophon, pumice, and plaster of Paris.…”

“…He reported on the use of bone glue composed of colophon, pumice, and plaster of Paris. The first bone adhesive was described in 1931 by Hedri [3,7]. He called his mixture of collagen and fibrous protein 'ossocol'.…”

“…Centuries later, in 1772, plaster of Paris was introduced, which is still used today for fracture fixation [2,7,8]. Other developments were epoxid resins, cyanoacrylates, polyurethanes, and the fibrin adhesives.…”

Estimation of properties of a photoinitiated silorane‐based composite with potential for orthopaedic applications

“…With this type of stabilizer, the polymer is applied directly to the bone and polymerizes directly on it, thereby obviating the need for ample and healthy bone for placement of pins and/or rods, and allowing the stabilization of the fracture without joint immobilization. 6,7 There are limited data on the properties of these silorane resin-reinforced composites [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] due to the recent development of siloranes for dental applications. 9,16 Furthermore, novel silanized filler particles have not been explored to achieve a solid resin/filler particle interface and subsequent improved mechanical properties.…”