Stress shielding and stress concentration of contemporary epiphyseal hip prostheses

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

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-44

  Cristofolini, L ^a,b   Juszczyk, M ^a,b   Taddei, F ^a   Field, R E ^c   Rushton, N ^d   Viceconti, M ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c ST HELIER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embedded strain gauges; Epiphyseal hip prostheses; Femoral head resurfacing; In vitro bone testing; Load transfer; Physiologicalloading; Proximal femur; Stress concentration; Stress shielding

Indexed keywords

EMBEDDED STRAIN GAUGES; EPIPHYSEAL HIP PROSTHESES; FEMORAL HEAD RESURFACING; IN-VITRO BONE TESTING; LOAD TRANSFER; PHYSIOLOGICALLOADING; PROXIMAL FEMUR; STRESS SHIELDING; FEMORAL HEADS; IN-VITRO; PHYSIOLOGICAL LOADINGS;

BONE; BONE CEMENT; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HIP PROSTHESES; LOAD TESTING; SHIELDING; STRAIN GAGES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

PROSTHETICS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; FEMUR HEAD; GROWTH PLATE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; YOUNG MODULUS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR HEAD; GROWTH PLATE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 63849152664     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM470     Document Type: Article

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