Failure analysis of uncemented total hip stem due to microstructure and neck stress riser

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 981-988

  Griza, S ^a   Reis, M ^a   Reboh, Y ^a   Reguly, A ^a   Strohaecker, T R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Corrosion fatigue; Failure analysis; THA

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORROSION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESSES;

CATASTROPHIC STEM FRACTURE; TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY;

HIP PROSTHESES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORROSION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; HIP PROSTHESES; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESSES;

EID: 41849097799     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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