The influence of shape and sliding distance of femoral head movement loci on the wear of acetabular cups in total hip arthroplasty

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

Volumn 216, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 393-402

  Bennett, D ^a   Orr, J F ^b   Beverland, D E ^a   Baker, R ^c  

^a MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Movement loci; Total hip replacement (THR); UHMWPE; Wear

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTINGS; GAIT ANALYSIS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS; ASPECT RATIO; HIP PROSTHESES; JOINT PROSTHESES; MEDICAL COMPUTING; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

ACETABULAR CUPS;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; ARTHROPLASTY;

ACETABULAR COMPONENTS; MOVEMENT LOCI; MULTI-DIRECTIONAL MOTION; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SLIDING DISTANCES; TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT (THR); UNIDIRECTIONAL MOTION;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FRICTION; GAIT; HIP; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FRICTION; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; MOVEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0036052847     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441102321032184     Document Type: Article

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