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10.6 Conclusion
As long as xation of joint replacements using acrylic bone cement con-
tinues to be a common practice, improving models of cement and inter-
face fatigue will remain an important priority in assessing risk of aseptic
loosening using computational simulation. Our ability to model the loos-
ening process has improved considerably as understanding of relevant
clinical, mechanical and biological factors has developed in conjunction
with increases in computational power. There are still many issues to be
addressed, such as corroborating existing and new algorithms, integrat-
ing the different failure modes that interact during the loosening of a
cemented joint prosthesis ...