The fitting of the human joint through micro implanted sensors

1st Annual International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 518-520

  Amirouche, F ^a   Aram, L ^a   Gonzalez, M ^a   Giachetti, R ^a   Mahr, C ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC LOADS; HIP PROSTHESES; JOINT PROSTHESES; PROSTHETICS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ARTICULATING SURFACES; BONE-PROSTHESIS INTERFACE; CONTACT PRESSURES; FAILURE MECHANISM; LOAD DISTRIBUTIONS; PHYSIOLOGIC LOADS; PREMATURE FAILURES; PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

EID: 50849103857     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MMB.2000.893838     Document Type: Conference Paper

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