Analysis of elastohydrodynamic lubrication in a novel metal-on-metal hip joint replacement

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 185-193

  Jagatia, M ^a   Jin, Z M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Finite element; Metal on metal hip prosthesis; Taper insert

Indexed keywords

BONE; COBALT ALLOYS; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FILMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADS (FORCES); PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACES; COBALT; FILM THICKNESS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HIP PROSTHESES; JOINT PROSTHESES; LUBRICATION; METALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROSTHETICS;

TAPER INSERT;

HIP PROSTHESES; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

ACETABULAR COMPONENTS; CONTACT PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATIONS (EHL); METAL-ON-METAL HIP JOINTS; METAL-ON-METAL HIP PROSTHESIS; SEMI-INFINITE SOLIDS; SOLUTION METHODOLOGY; TAPER INSERT;

CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLOW KINETICS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; PROSTHESIS; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ALGORITHMS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRESSURE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RHEOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036052008     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411021536397     Document Type: Conference Paper

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