Vibration analysis in the detection of total hip prosthetic loosening

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 596-600

  Li, P L S ^a   Jones, N B ^b   Gregg, P J ^c  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hip arthroplasty; Loosening; Spectra; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); LOADS (FORCES); VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

HIP ARTHROPLASTY; PROSTHETIC LOOSENING;

HIP PROSTHESES;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VIBRATION;

EID: 0030271435     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1350-4533(96)00004-5     Document Type: Article

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