Effect of bone material properties on the initial stability of a cementless hip stem: A finite element study

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

Volumn 219, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 265-275

  Wong, A S ^a   New, A M R ^a   Isaacs, G ^b   Taylor, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Synthes Technical Center   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone properties; Cementless stem; Finite element (FE) modelling; Hip; Micromotion; Stability

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIP PROSTHESES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; ARTHROPLASTY; BONE CEMENT; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); THERMOELECTRICITY;

BONE MATERIALS PROPERTIES; BONE QUALITY; CEMENTLESS HIP STEM; INITIAL MICROMOTION; INTERFACE BONE STRAIN;

BONE CEMENT; BONE;

CEMENTLESS; CEMENTLESS HIP STEM; CORTICAL AND CANCELLOUS BONE; FINITE-ELEMENT STUDY; INITIAL MICROMOTION; INTERFACE BONE STRAIN; MICROMOTION; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT (THR);

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CEMENTATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CEMENTATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 22944475263     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441105X34293     Document Type: Article

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