Performance of the resurfaced hip. Part 1: The influence of the prosthesis size and positioning on the remodelling and fracture of the femoral neck

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

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 427-439

  Dickinson, A S ^a   Taylor, A C ^b   Browne, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Finsbury Development Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone remodelling; Finite element analysis; Hip resurfacing; Neck fracture; Prosthesis positioning

Indexed keywords

BONE ADAPTATION; BONE REMODELLING; FEMORAL HEADS; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE; FEMORAL NECKS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; FRACTURE STRENGTHS; HIP RESURFACING; IMPLANT-BONE INTERFACE; STRESS SHIELDING; NECK FRACTURES;

BONE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; SHIELDING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

PROSTHETICS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE REMODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BONE REMODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FEMUR NECK; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 77949733892     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM679     Document Type: Article

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