The acoustic emission technique in orthopaedics - A review

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-79

  Browne, M ^a   Roques, A ^a   Taylor, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Finsbury Orthopaedics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Hip replacement; Implant; Orthopaedics

Indexed keywords

BONE; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT MONITORING; PHOTOGRAPHIC FILMS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; PROSTHETICS;

HIP REPLACEMENTS; ON-LINE MONITORING; SELF-CURING ACRYLIC CEMENTS; STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS;

EID: 13644282972     PISSN: 03093247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/030932405X7638     Document Type: Review

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