Effect of wear of bearing surfaces on elastohydrodynamic lubrication of metal-on-metal hip implants

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

Volumn 219, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 319-328

  Liu, F ^a   Jin, Z M ^a   Hirt, F ^b   Rieker, C ^c   Roberts, P ^d   Grigoris, P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Sulzer Ltd   (Switzerland)

^c Zimmer GmbH   (Germany)

^d ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Finite element method; Metal on metal hip prosthesis; Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene backing

Indexed keywords

COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS; FILM THICKNESS; GEOMETRY; HIP PROSTHESES; LUBRICATION; METALS;

BEARING SURFACES; LUBRICANT FILM THICKNESS; METAL-ON-METAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

HIP PROSTHESES; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATIONS (EHL); FLUID-FILM LUBRICATION; INCREASE IN PRESSURE; LUBRICANT FILM THICKNESS; METAL-ON-METAL HIP IMPLANTS; METAL-ON-METAL HIP PROSTHESIS; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; THEORETICAL MODELING;

BIOMATERIAL; METAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FLOW KINETICS; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RHEOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 27744435637     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: 09544119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441105X34356     Document Type: Review

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