Application of circular statistics in the study of crack distribution around cemented femoral components

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1231-1234

  Mann, Kenneth A ^a   Gupta, Sameer ^a   Race, Amos ^a   Miller, Mark A ^a   Cleary, Richard J ^b  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cement; Circular statistics; Fatigue damage; Fracture; Implant loosening; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; MICROCRACKING; STATISTICAL METHODS; TENSILE STRESS;

FATIGUE DAMAGE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037709392     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(03)00091-5     Document Type: Article

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