The biomechanics of a validated finite element model of stress shielding in a novel hybrid total knee replacement

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

Volumn 224, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1209-1219

  Bougherara, H ^a   Zdero, R ^a,b   Mahboob, Z ^a   Dubov, A ^a,b   Shah, S ^a,b   Schemitsch, E H ^b,c  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

biomechanics; Duracon knee; finite element; hybrid; stress shielding

Indexed keywords

BONE LOSS; CARBON FIBRES; DISTAL FEMURS; DURACON KNEE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FE ANALYSIS; FE MODEL; FEMORAL COMPONENT; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; HYBRID; HYBRID DEVICES; KNEE FLEXION ANGLE; KNEE FLEXIONS; KNEE IMPLANTS; MAXIMUM STRESS; NORMAL WALKING; PEARSON CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; POLY-AMIDE 12; STRESS SHIELDING; STRESS TRANSFER; STRYKERS; SURFACE STRAINS; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENTS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VON MISES STRESS; SURFACE STRAIN MEASUREMENTS;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; BONE; CARBON FIBERS; CORRELATION METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SHIELDING; STANDARDS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; ARTHROPLASTY; CARBON; REINFORCEMENT;

JOINT PROSTHESES; KNEE PROSTHESES;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MECHANICAL STRESS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 78049486565     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM691     Document Type: Article

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