A numerical study of failure mechanisms in the cemented resurfaced femur: Effects of interface characteristics and bone remodelling

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

Volumn 223, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 471-484

  Pal, B ^a   Gupta, S ^a   New, A M ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone density; Bone remodelling; Finite element analysis; Hip; resurfacing

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY; BONE REMODELLING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP; RESURFACING;

BONE; CEMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; MINING; PROSTHETICS; SHIELDING; STRAIN;

BONE CEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE REMODELING; CEMENTATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMUR; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; YOUNG MODULUS;

BONE REMODELING; CEMENTATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 67449131539     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM488     Document Type: Article

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