A new design concept for wrist arthroplasty

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-52

  Shepherd, D E T ^a   Johnstone, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b WOODEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Design; Implant; Testing; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; BIOMECHANICS; DESIGN; ELASTOMERS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); JOINT PROSTHESES; MECHANICAL TESTING; MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS; POLYURETHANES; SILICONES; SURFACES; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; ARTHROPLASTY; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; ORTHOPEDICS; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENES; TESTING;

BEARING SURFACE; CARPAL PARTS; DESIGN CONCEPTS; FLEXIBLE ELASTOMER IMPLANT; METACARPAL PARTS; WRIST; WRIST ARTHROPLASTY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DESIGN;

BEARING SURFACES; COBALT-CHROME-MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS; FLEXIBLE ELASTOMER IMPLANT; POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS; RANGE OF MOTIONS; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; WRIST; WRIST ARTHROPLASTY;

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FRICTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; STRESS; WRIST;

ARTHROPLASTY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FRICTION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 15944385303     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441105X9219     Document Type: Article

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