#$%^&*AU2013200164A120130815.pdf#####25 ABSTRACT Paste-Like Bone Cement The present invention relates to a paste containing at least one polymer for radical 5 polymerisation, at least one polymer that is soluble in said at least one monomer for radical polymerisation, and at least one filling agent that is poorly soluble or insoluble in said at least one monomer for radical polymerisation, whereby the filling agent is a particulate cross-linked polymethacrylate that can be produced through polymerisation of methacrylic acid esters, whereby 10 i)at least 15 % by weight of the methacrylic acid esters used for polymerisation are multifunctional methacrylic acid esters, relative to the total weight of the methacrylic acid esters used in the polymerisation, and ii) at least 90 % by weight of the particles of the filling agent, relative to the total weight of the filling agent, have a particle size of no more than 74 tm. 15 The present invention also relates to a kit, the use of a filling agent that is poorly soluble or insoluble in a monomer for radical polymerisation, and the use of a paste or of a paste produced from the kit according to the invention for mechanical fixation of articular endoprostheses, for covering skull defects, for filling bone cavities, for femuroplasty, for vertebroplasty, for kyphoplasty, for the manufacture of spacers or for the production of carrier materials for local 20 antibiotics therapy.
