FE stress analysis of the interface between the bone and an osseointegrated implant for amputees - Implications to refine the rehabilitation program

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1243-1250

  Lee, Winson C C ^a   Doocey, Jacinta M ^a   Brånemark, Rickard ^b   Adam, Clayton J ^a   Evans, John H ^a   Pearcy, Mark J ^a   Frossard, Laurent A ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bone anchorage prosthetics; Bone implant stresses; Finite element modelling; Osseointegration; Transfemoral amputation; Weight bearing exercise

Indexed keywords

ANCHORAGES (FOUNDATIONS); ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; AXIAL LOADS; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BONE; CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PATIENT REHABILITATION; PHASE INTERFACES; PROSTHETICS; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; HIGH STRESSES; IMPLANT INTERFACES; IMPLANTED REGIONS; LIMB PROSTHESIS; LOAD TRANSDUCERS; LOADING CONDITIONS; LOADING PROTOCOLS; OSSEOINTEGRATION; PROSTHETIC SOCKETS; REHABILITATION PROGRAMS; STATIC LOADINGS; STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS; THREE AXES; TRANSFEMORAL AMPUTATION; UNIFORM STRESSES; VERTICAL FORCES; WEIGH SCALES; WEIGHT BEARING EXERCISE; WEIGHT BEARINGS;

LOADS (FORCES);

ARTICLE; BONE REGENERATION; BONE STRESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISABLED PERSON; EXERCISE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IMPLANT; LIMB PROSTHESIS; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

AMPUTATION STUMPS; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; OSSEOINTEGRATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THIGH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 56249091032     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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