Optimization of the stress distribution in ceramic femoral heads by means of finite element methods

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

Volumn 223, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-248

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

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

^b METOXIT AG Technische Keramik Thayngen   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ceramic femoral head; Computer aided optimization; Finite element analysis; Stress concentration

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC LOADING; AXISYMMETRIC LOADS; BURST LOADS; CERAMIC BALLS; CERAMIC FEMORAL HEAD; CERAMIC FEMORAL HEADS; COMPUTER-AIDED OPTIMIZATION; COMPUTER-AIDED OPTIMIZATIONS; CONTACT AREAS; FILLET RADIUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE LOAD; GLOBAL MAXIMUM; HIGH STRESS; HOOP STRESS; IN-VIVO; LOAD ANGLE; LOCAL STRESS; LOCAL STRESS CONCENTRATION; NOTCH STRESS; STRESS DISTRIBUTION; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENTS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; FRACTURE TESTING; HIP PROSTHESES; LOAD TESTING; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; SPHERES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS; WELDS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; FEMUR HEAD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CERAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR HEAD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 63849209989     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM429     Document Type: Article

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