Structural evaluation of ceramic femoral heads: Effect of taper friction, support conditions and trunnion compliance

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 293-299

  Dragoni, E ^a   Andrisano, A O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOELASTICITY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CUP SUPPORT; FEMORAL HEADS; PHOTOELASTIC MEASUREMENTS; TAPER FRICTION; TRUNNION COMPLIANCE;

HIP PROSTHESES;

ARTICLE; FEMUR HEAD; FRICTION; HIP FRACTURE; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; STRESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; CERAMICS; COMPLIANCE; FEMUR HEAD; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029347528     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2794184     Document Type: Article

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