Application of the finite element method in orthopedic implant design

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-82

  Saha, Subrata ^a   Roychowdhury, Amit ^a,b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bone implant interaction; Design; Finite element method; Joint replacement; Orthopaedic implants; Stress distribution

Indexed keywords

BONE IMPLANT INTERACTION; BONE IMPLANT INTERACTIONS; JOINT REPLACEMENT; ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS; STRESS DISTRIBUTION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; COMPLEXATION; DESIGN; FATIGUE TESTING; JOINT PROSTHESES; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CHROMIUM; COBALT; MOLYBDENUM; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

BONE REMODELING; BONE STRESS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELBOW PROSTHESIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRICTION; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY; SHOULDER PROSTHESIS; SIMULATION; SPINE PROSTHESIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 77951143332     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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