The effect of conformity and plastic thickness on contact stresses in metal-backed plastic implants

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1985, Pages 193-199

  Bartel, D L ^a,b   Burstein, A H ^b   Toda, M D ^a   Edwards, D L ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POLYETHYLENES - MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PROSTHETICS - STRESSES;

CONTACT STRESSES; METAL-BACKED PLSTIC IMPLANTS; SURFACE DAMAGE; TOTAL JOINT COMPONENTS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

BIOMATERIAL;

BIOMECHANICS; JOINT; JOINT PROSTHESIS; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRELIMINARY COMMUNICATION; PROSTHESIS; STRESS; THERAPY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; METALS; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; PLASTICS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0022107624     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3138543     Document Type: Article

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