Analysis of the kinematics of different hip simulators used to study wear of candidate materials for the articulation of total hip arthroplasties

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 365-369

  Ramamurti, B S ^a   Estok, D M ^a   Jasty, M ^a   Harris, W H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPOLYMERS; HIP PROSTHESES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; MATERIALS TESTING; ORGANIC POLYMERS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ARTICULATION INTERFACE; FEMORAL HEAD; HIP SIMULATORS; POLYMERIC ACETABULAR LINERS; TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTIES; WEAR TESTING;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; FEMUR HEAD; GAIT; JOINT FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0032079093     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100160313     Document Type: Article

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