Prevention of mesh-dependent damage growth in finite element simulations of crack formation in acrylic bone cement

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 861-871

  Stolk, J ^a   Verdonschot, N ^a   Mann, K A ^b   Huiskes, R ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cement crack formation; Continuum damage mechanics; Crack growth simulation; Finite element analysis; Pre clinical testing; Total hip replacement

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIP PROSTHESES; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); STRESS ANALYSIS;

TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT (THR);

BIOMECHANICS;

ACRYLIC CEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0038030632     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(03)00003-4     Document Type: Article

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