The influence of geometry on the stress distribution in joints - a finite element analysis

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 545-552

  Eckstein, Felix ^a   Merz, Beat ^b   Schmid, Peter ^b   Putz, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Incongruity; Joint geometry; Joint loading; Load distribution

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

ANIMAL; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; HUMAN; JOINTS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0028362005     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: 14320568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00186828     Document Type: Article

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