Contact stress at articular surfaces in total joint replacements. Part I: Experimental methods

Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 91-110

  Lewis, Gladius ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact stress; Joint replacements; Photoelasticity; Pressure sensitive film; Resistive ink sensor

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; EPOXIDE; POLITEF; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOSENSOR; ELASTICITY; FORCE TRANSDUCER; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; PHYSICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CADAVER; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HUMANS; INK; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LIGHT; NYLONS; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENES; PRESSURE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STERILIZATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIBIA; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 0032457616     PISSN: 09592989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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