Elasto-plastic contact analysis of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene tibial component based on geometrical measurement from a retrieved knee prosthesis

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

Volumn 218, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 251-259

  Cho, C H ^a   Murakami, T ^b   Sawae, Y ^b   Sakai, N ^b   Miura, H ^b   Kawano, T ^b   Iwamoto, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KITAKYUSHU   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elasto plastic contact analysis; Fatigue wear; Finite element method (FEM); Knee prosthesis; Plastic strain; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CRACK INITIATION; DELAMINATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STRAIN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); HIP PROSTHESES; JOINT PROSTHESES; KNEE PROSTHESES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PROSTHETICS;

ELASTOPLASTIC CONTACT ANALYSIS; JOINT REPLACEMENT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; PLASTIC STRAIN; POLYETHYLENE TIBIAL COMPONENT;

JOINT PROSTHESES; POLYETHYLENES;

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

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DEFORMATION BEHAVIOUR; ELASTOPLASTIC CONTACT; FATIGUE WEAR; GEOMETRICAL MEASUREMENT; JOINT REPLACEMENT; MACROSCOPIC LEVELS; REPEATED PLASTIC DEFORMATIONS; SUBSURFACE CRACKS;

EID: 4043105465     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411041561018     Document Type: Article

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