Influence of contaminants in the stem-ball interface on the static fracture load of ceramic hip joint ball heads

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

Volumn 222, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 829-835

  Weisse, B ^a   Affolter, C ^a   Stutz, A ^a   Terrasi, G P ^a   Kobel S ^b   Weber, W ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b Metoxit AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ceramic; Contaminant; Entrapped debris; Fracture load; Hip; Taper

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC; CONTAMINANT; ENTRAPPED DEBRIS; FRACTURE LOAD; HIP; TAPER; ALUMINA BALLS; CERAMIC BALLS; NONUNIFORM LOAD; SOFT TISSUE; STATIC FRACTURES;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CONTAMINATION; DEBRIS; HIP PROSTHESES; IMPURITIES; MATERIALS HANDLING; SPHERES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; ALUMINA; HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING;

FRACTURE;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT; FEMUR HEAD; HIP PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CERAMICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR HEAD; HIP PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 54749136309     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM374     Document Type: Article

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