Fatigue testing of a proximal femoral hip component

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

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-145

  Macdonald, W ^a,d   Carlsson, L V ^a,b   Gathercole, N ^c   Jacobsson, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatigue testing; Femoral component; GFRE bushings; GOT implant; Hip replacement

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLIC LOADS; FATIGUE TESTING; GLASS FIBERS; HIP PROSTHESES; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); ARTHROPLASTY; BUSHINGS;

FEMORAL COMPONENTS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HIP PROSTHESES;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEMUR; HIP; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MOTION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

ENDURANCE TESTING; FEMORAL COMPONENT; FEMORAL HIP COMPONENTS; FEMORAL NECKS; FIXATION FAILURES; GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED; HIP REPLACEMENTS; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT (THR);

EID: 0037245167     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544110360579358     Document Type: Conference Paper

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