A dynamic model of simulating stress distribution in the distal femur after total knee replacement

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

Volumn 221, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 903-912

  Shi, J F ^a   Wang, C J ^a   Laoui, T ^a   Hart, W ^b   Hall, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic model; Finite element analysis; Loosening; Stress shielding; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC MODELS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; ARTHROPLASTY; BONE; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); JOINT PROSTHESES; JOINTS (ANATOMY); PROSTHETICS; SHIELDING;

DISTAL FEMUR; KNEE PROSTHESIS; STRESS SHIELDING; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

JOINT PROSTHESES; KNEE PROSTHESES;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; FEMUR; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

CORTICO-CANCELLOUS BONES; DAILY ACTIVITY; FEMORAL COMPONENT; FLEXIBLE BODIES; IMPLANT DESIGN; LOOSENING; STRESS SHIELDING; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 38449120133     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM256     Document Type: Article

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