Investigation into the effect of varus-valgus orientation on load transfer in the resurfaced femoral head: A multi-femur finite element analysis

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 780-786

  Radcliffe, I A J ^a   Taylor, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element; Hip resurfacing; Orientation; Surgery

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORCE MEASUREMENT; FRACTURE MECHANICS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ARTHROPLASTIES; HIP RESURFACING; OSTEOLYSIS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMUR; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LOADING TEST; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VALGUS DEFORMITY; VARUS DEFORMITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMUR HEAD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34347334422     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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