Effect of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene thickness on contact mechanics in total knee replacement

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

Volumn 220, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 733-742

  El Deen, M ^a   Garcia Finana M ^b   Jin, Z M ^c  

^a Countess of Chester Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Medical Statistics and Health Evaluation   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact stress; Knee replacement; Thickness; UHMWPE; Wear

Indexed keywords

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); GAIT ANALYSIS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); JOINTS (ANATOMY); PRESSURE EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS; ARTHROPLASTY; DEFORMATION; FORECASTING; JOINT PROSTHESES; KNEE PROSTHESES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

CONTACT IMPRINTS; CONTACT PRESSURE; KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT;

BIOMECHANICS; POLYETHYLENES;

ARTICULATING SURFACES; CONTACT STRESS; KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POLYETHYLENE INSERTS; THEORETICAL MODELING; THICKNESS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

BIOMATERIAL; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FRICTION; HUMAN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; PRESSURE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ACETABULUM; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOTION; POLYETHYLENES; PRESSURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 33846285414     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM116     Document Type: Article

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