A finite element method comparison of wear in two metal-on-metal total hip prostheses

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

Volumn 220, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 871-879

  Cosmi, F ^a   Hoglievina, M ^a   Fancellu, G ^a   Martinelli, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contact mechanics; Finite element method; Metal on metal; Total hip replacement; Wear

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METALS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; WEAR OF MATERIALS; ARTHROPLASTY; DEFORMATION; JOINT PROSTHESES; PROSTHETICS;

CONTACT MECHANICS; HERTZ CONTACT THEORY; METAL-ON-METAL; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT;

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

APPROXIMATE ANALYTICAL; BEARING SURFACES; CONTACT MECHANICS; HERTZ CONTACT THEORY; METAL-ON-METAL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FEM; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT (THR);

BIOMATERIAL; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HIP; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 33846267717     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM148     Document Type: Article

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