Finite element modeling of resurfacing hip prosthesis: Estimation of accuracy through experimental validation

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Taddei, Fulvia ^a   Martelli, Saulo ^a,b   Gill, Harinderjit Singh ^c   Cristofolini, Luca ^a,b   Viceconti, Marco ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Epiphyseal prosthesis; Finite element model; In vitro simulation; Micromotions; Validation

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; CONTACT PRESSURES; CRITICAL CONDITION; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FEMORAL NECKS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; GOOD STABILITY; HIP JOINTS; HIP RESURFACING; IMPLANTATION TECHNIQUE; IN VITRO SIMULATION; IN-VITRO; IN-VITRO TESTS; LOADING CONDITION; LOADING CONFIGURATION; METAL-ON-METAL; MICRO MOTION; MICRO-MOVEMENTS; MODEL ACCURACY; MODEL PREDICTION; NEW DEVICES; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PHYSIOLOGICAL LOADS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROXIMAL FEMUR; REACTION DIRECTIONS; REALISTIC SIMULATION; SHORT TERM; STRAIN INCREMENTS;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORECASTING; HIP PROSTHESES; METAL ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PROSTHETICS; STRAIN;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRESS; CADAVER; DEVICE; FEMUR NECK; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION; SIMULATION; VALIDATION STUDY; FEMUR; HIP; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953522728     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000065     Document Type: Article

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