An improved method of computing the wear factor for total hip prostheses involving the variation of relative motion and contact pressure with location on the bearing surface

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1819-1827

  Saikko, Vesa ^a   Calonius, Olof ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Contact pressure distribution; Hip simulator; Slide track; Surface integral; Wear factor

Indexed keywords

PRESSURE; PROSTHETICS;

WEAR FACTORS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; FORCE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0242659323     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(03)00228-8     Document Type: Article

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