Elastohydrodynamic lubrication analysis of metal-on-metal hip-resurfacing prostheses

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 537-544

  Udofia, I J ^a   Jin, Z M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Finite element method; Hip resurfacing prosthesis; Metal on metal

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIP PROSTHESES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ACETABULAR COMPONENTS;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

METAL;

ACETABULOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELASTICITY; FEMUR HEAD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LUBRICATION; PELVIC GIRDLE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; SURFACE PROPERTY; WALKING;

EID: 0037399485     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00422-0     Document Type: Article

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