Fixed bearing knee congruency - Influence on contact mechanics, abrasive wear and kinematics

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 213-223

  Grupp, Thomas M ^a,b   Stulberg, Dave ^c,d   Kaddick, Christian ^e   Maas, Allan ^a   Fritz, Bernhard ^a   Schwiesau, Jens ^a   Blomer, Wilhelm ^a  

^a B Braun Melsungen AG   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e EndoLab Mechanical Engineering GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contact mechanics; Knee kinematics; Total knee arthroplasty; Wear simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINEMATICS; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CONTACT MECHANICS; CONTACT STRESS; DESIGN CONFIGURATIONS; FIXED BEARINGS; IN-VITRO; KNEE KINEMATICS; SURFACE CONTACT; TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; WEAR BEHAVIORS; WEAR SIMULATION;

DEFORMATION;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTACT STRESS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; PROCESS MODEL; SURFACE STRESS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 67650655738     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880903200405     Document Type: Article

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