Contribution of loading conditions and material properties to stress shielding near the tibial component of total knee replacements

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1410-1416

  Au, Anthony G ^a   James Raso, V ^b   Liggins, A B ^b   Amirfazli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Loading condition; Stress shielding; Tibia; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

BONE; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

LOADING CONDITION; STRESS SHIELDING; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

JOINT PROSTHESES;

ARTICLE; BONE; BONE STRESS; COMPRESSION; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; IMPLANT; KNEE; LIGAMENT; MUSCLE FORCE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; YOUNG MODULUS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33947593021     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.05.020     Document Type: Article

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