Effect of bearing geometry and structure support on transient elastohydrodynamic lubrication of metal-on-metal hip implants

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1340-1349

  Liu, Feng ^a   Jin, Zhongming ^a   Roberts, Paul ^b   Grigoris, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Metal on metal hip implants; Transient elastohydrodynamic lubrication; UHMWPE backing

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; HIP PROSTHESES; JOINTS (ANATOMY); OPTIMIZATION; POLYETHYLENES;

FLUID FILM LUBRICATION; METAL-ON-METAL HIP IMPLANTS; TRANSIENT ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; UHMWPE BACKING;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

POLYETHYLENE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; HIP; HIP PROSTHESIS; IMPLANT; LUBRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; WALKING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HIP PROSTHESIS; LUBRICATION; METALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33947590365     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.05.015     Document Type: Article

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