Problem of stress shielding and improvement to the hip implant designs: A review

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 460-467

  Ridzwan, M I Z ^a   Shuib, Solehuddin ^a   Hassan, A Y ^a   Shokri, A A ^b   Mohammad Ibrahim, M N ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bone loss; Hip joint replacement; Implant design; Stress shielding

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BIOMATERIAL; CHROMIUM; COBALT; MOLYBDENUM; POLITEF; POLYETHYLENE; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; OSTEOLYSIS; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; REOPERATION; REVIEW; STRESS; STRESS SHIELDING; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 34249854037     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2007.460.467     Document Type: Review

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