Microdamage accumulation in the cement layer of hip replacements under flexural loading

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 467-475

  McCormack, B A O ^a   Prendergast, P J ^b  

^a Dept Mech Eng Univ Coll D ^*  (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cemented Fixation; Damage Accumulation; Hip replacement; Polymethylmethacrylate

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; HIP PROSTHESES; LOAD TESTING; MICROCRACKS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; STRESS ANALYSIS;

MICRODAMAGE ACCUMULATION;

BIOMECHANICS;

CEMENT;

BIOMECHANICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

ALUMINUM; BONE CEMENTS; CEMENTATION; COLORING AGENTS; ELASTICITY; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STEEL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0032897980     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(99)00018-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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