Reliability theory for load bearing biomedical implants

Biomaterials

Volumn 20, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 1285-1292

  Browne, M ^a   Langley, R S ^b   Gregson, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomedical devices; Lifetime prediction; Reliability theory; Tibial tray

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; BIOMECHANICS; LOAD TESTING; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; SERVICE LIFE;

KNEE TIBIAL TRAY;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; STRENGTH; THEORY; TIBIA;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SAFETY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0033167967     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(99)00027-7     Document Type: Article

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