Preclinical assessment of the long-term endurance of cemented hip stems. Part 1: Effect of daily activities - A comparison of two load histories

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

Volumn 221, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 569-584

  Cristofolini, L ^a,b   Teutonico, A Saponara ^a,b   Savigni, P ^a   Erani, P ^a   Viceconti, M ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cemented stem; Fatigue testing; Hip prostheses; Inducible micromotions; Long term stability; Permanent migrations; Physiological loading; Stair climbing

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; DURABILITY; FATIGUE TESTING; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); STAIRS;

CEMENTED STEM; INDUCIBLE MICROMOTION; PERMANENT MIGRATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL LOADING; STAIR CLIMBING;

HIP PROSTHESES;

ARTICLE; CEMENTATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CEMENTATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

CEMENTED STEM; LONG TERM STABILITY; MICRO MOTION; PERMANENT MIGRATIONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL LOADINGS; STAIR-CLIMBING;

EID: 35048861484     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM183     Document Type: Article

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