The effect of geometry and abduction angle on the stresses in cemented UHMWPE acetabular cups - Finite element simulations and experimental tests

BioMedical Engineering Online

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Korhonen, Rami K ^a   Koistinen, Arto ^a   Konttinen, Yrjö T ^b,c,d   Santavirta, Seppo S ^e   Lappalainen, Reijo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d COXA Hospital for the Joint Replacement ^*  (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION ANGLE; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT; UHMWPE ACETABULAR CUPS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESSES; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

HIP PROSTHESES;

BONE CEMENT; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE; FEMUR HEAD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CEMENTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; EVALUATION STUDY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS; SURGERY;

ACETABULUM; CEMENTATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR HEAD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 27744534971     PISSN: 1475925X     EISSN: 1475925X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-925X-4-32     Document Type: Article

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