Finite Element Analysis of a Total Knee Replacement by Using Gauss Point Contact Constraints

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

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 301-302

  Lim, Z M ^a   Mottershead, J E ^a   Edwards, P D ^a   Whelan, M P ^a   English, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELASTICITY; FEMUR HEAD; KNEE; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIPORE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRESSURE; TIBIA;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEMUR HEAD; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA;

EID: 0030337775     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: 20416518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1996_210_427_02     Document Type: Article

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