ORTHOPEDIC CEMENTS COMPRISING A BARIUM APATITE CONTRAST AGENT

摘要

Methods are provided for producing settable compositions, e.g. pastes or clays, that set into calcium phosphate products and include a barium apatite contrast agent. In the subject methods, dry reactants and a setting fluid are combined with a barium apatite contrast agent, and the combined reactants are mixed to produce the settable composition. Also provided are the compositions themselves as well as kits for preparing the same. The subject methods and compositions produced thereby find use in a variety of applications, including hard tissue repair applications, such as vertebroplasty applications.