Selection of elastomeric materials for compliant-layered total hip arthroplasty

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

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-83

  Quigley, F P ^a   Buggy, M ^a   Birkinshaw, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Compliant layer; Elastomers; Material selection; Polyurethane; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CHARACTERIZATION; DATA REDUCTION; ELASTOMERS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); POLYURETHANES; ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESES; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; ORTHOPEDICS;

TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT (THR) SURGERY;

HIP PROSTHESES; CHARACTERIZATION;

BIOMATERIAL; ELASTOMER; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT; FRICTION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTOMERS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; POLYURETHANES;

COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY; COMPLIANT LAYER; ELASTOMERIC MATERIALS; MATERIAL SELECTION; MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS; TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY;

EID: 0036116728     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411021536306     Document Type: Conference Paper

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