Tribological principles in metal-on-metal hip joint design

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

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-171

  Dowson, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Ryedale   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Film thickness; Lambda ratio; Metal on metal hip replacements; Mixed lubrication; Prediction of lifetime wear of metal on metal implants; Running in wear; Steady state wear rate

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; HIP PROSTHESES; TRIBOLOGY; VISCOSITY; WEAR OF MATERIALS; FILM THICKNESS; LUBRICATION; METALS;

LAMBDA RATIO; LIFETIME WEAR PREDICTION; METAL-ON-METAL HIP REPLACEMENTS; METAL-ON-METAL IMPLANTS; STEADY STATE WEAR RATE;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

HIP REPLACEMENTS; LAMBDA RATIO; METAL-ON-METAL; MIXED LUBRICATION; RUNNING-IN; STEADY-STATE WEAR;

BIOMATERIAL; METAL;

CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METALLURGY; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METALLURGY; METALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 33645235121     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: 09544119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441105X63255     Document Type: Article

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