A study of stresses in alumina universal heads of femoral prostheses

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 15-34

  Fessler, H ^a   Fricker, D C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Raheen Industrial Estate   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA--STRESSES; BIOMATERIALS--FRICTION; MATERIALS TESTING--TENSILE TESTS; PHOTOELASTICITY--MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FEMORAL PROSTHESIS; PHOTOELASTIC MODELS;

PROSTHETICS;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; FEMUR HEAD; HIP PROSTHESIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PROSTHESIS;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ELASTICITY; FEMUR HEAD; HIP PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024917291     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: 20416518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1989_203_004_01     Document Type: Review

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