Investigation on contact stresses of New Jersey Low Contact Stress (NJLCS) knee using finite element method

Journal of Systems Integration

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-199

  Chu, Taiming ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESS ANALYSIS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR RESISTANCE;

CONTACT STRESS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT (TKR);

JOINT PROSTHESES;

EID: 0032663835     PISSN: 09254676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008474611251     Document Type: Article

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