I Introduction.- II History of Bone Cements.- 2.1 Industrial Development of Bone Cement.- III Properties of Bone Cements.- 3.1 Handling Properties of PMMA Bone Cements.- 3.2 Mechanical Properties of Bone Cements.- 3.3 Mechanical Testing of Palamed.- IV Cementing Technique.- 4.1 Cementing Technique in Total Hip Replacement: Factors Influencing Survival of Femoral Components.- 4.2 Bone Cement Porosity in Vacuum Mixing Systems.- 4.3 Efficacy of a New Prepacked Vacuum Mixing System with Palamed(R) G Bone Cement.- 4.4 The Use of the Kent Hip in Fractures.- V Antibiotic Loaded Bone Cements.- 5.1 Gentamicin Release from PMMA Bone Cement - Mechanism and Action on Bacteria.- 5.2 Pharmacokinetic Study of a Gentamicin/Clindamycin Bone Cement Used in One-Stage Revision Arthroplasty.- 5.3 Effect of Type of Bone Cement and Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Early Revision of Cemented Total Hip Replacement Presentation from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register 1987-1996.- 5.4 Two-Stage Revision of Infected Arthroplasty.- VI Osteolysis.- 6.1 Osteolysis Induced by Radio-Opaque Agents.- 6.2 Wear and Osteolyses.- 6.3 Effect of PMMA Creep and Prosthesis Surface Finish on the Behavior of a Tapered Cemented Total Hip Stem.