Steady-state elastohydrodynamic lubrication analysis of a metal-on-metal hip implant employing a metallic cup with an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene backing

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

Volumn 218, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 261-270

  Liu, F ^a   Wang, F C ^a   Jin, Z M ^a   Hirt, F ^b   Rieker, C ^c   Grigoris, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Sulzer Ltd   (Switzerland)

^c Centerpulse Orthopedics   (Switzerland)

^d WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Finite element method; Metal on metal hip prosthesis; UHMWPE backing

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HIP PROSTHESES; METALLIC FILMS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; ELASTIC DEFORMATION; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FILM THICKNESS; LUBRICANTS; LUBRICATION; METAL ANALYSIS; METALS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHETICS;

DIRECT SUMMATION METHOD; ELASTICITY EQUATIONS; FILM THICKNESSES; METAL-ON-METAL HIP PROSTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL LUBRICANTS; REYNOLDS EQUATIONS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE BACKING;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

METAL; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FRICTION; HIP; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; LUBRICATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; VALIDATION STUDY; VISCOSITY; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; LUBRICATION; METALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYETHYLENES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

CONTACT PRESSURES; ELASTICITY EQUATIONS; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATIONS (EHL); LUBRICANT FILM THICKNESS; LUBRICATION ANALYSIS; METAL-ON-METAL HIP IMPLANTS; METAL-ON-METAL HIP PROSTHESIS; NUMBER OF GRIDS;

EID: 4043076918     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411041561045     Document Type: Article

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