Simulation of physiological loading in total hip replacements

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 579-587

  Ramos, A ^a   Fonseca, F ^b   Simoes J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Femoral prosthesis; Finite element analysis; Physiological loading; Strain; Total hip replacement

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PHYSIOLOGY; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; SURGERY;

FEMORAL PROSTHESIS; LOADING SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGICAL LOADING; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT;

HIP PROSTHESES;

ARTICLE; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP; IMPLANTATION; MUSCLE FORCE; PROSTHESIS; SIMULATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WALKING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33746923062     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2205864     Document Type: Article

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