A review of probabilistic analysis in orthopaedic biomechanics

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

Volumn 224, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 927-943

  Laz, P J ^a   Browne, M ^b  

^a University of Denver   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biomechanics; finite element analysis; joint mechanics; kinematics; probabilistic methods; statistics; total joint replacement

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; JOINT LOADING; JOINT MECHANICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL MODELLING; ORTHOPAEDIC BIOMECHANICS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; PROBABILISTIC METHODS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT; UNCERTAINTY AND VARIABILITY;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; JOINT PROSTHESES; KINEMATICS; ORTHOPEDICS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; JOINT; JOINT PROSTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; JOINTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 77956301003     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM739     Document Type: Conference Paper

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