Modelling the fibrous tissue layer in cemented hip replacements: Experimental and finite element methods

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-26

  Waide, V ^a   Cristofolini, L ^a,b   Stolk, J ^c   Verdonschot, N ^c   Boogaard, G J ^c   Toni, A ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cemented implants; Composite femurs; Experimental simulations; Fibrous tissue layer; Finite element analysis; Silicone elastomer

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; ELASTOMERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); SILICONES; STRAIN; STRESSES; TISSUE;

FIBROUS TISSUE LAYERS; HIP REPLACEMENTS;

HIP PROSTHESES;

CEMENT; ELASTOMER; SILICON;

ARTICLE; BONE STRESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS; TISSUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0346366815     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(03)00258-6     Document Type: Article

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