In vitro stress shielding measurements can be affected by large errors

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-219

  Cristofolini, Luca ^a,b   Viceconti, Marco ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Errors; Femur; Hip prostheses; Joint forces; Loading system; Strain measurement

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; FORCE; HIP PROSTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STRESS; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0032971991     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(99)90129-8     Document Type: Article

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