Transient elastohydrodynamic lubrication analysis of a novel metal-on-metal hip prosthesis with a non-spherical femoral bearing surface

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

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-37

  Meng, Q E ^a   Liu, F ^a   Fisher, J ^a   Jin, Z M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpharabola surface; elastohydrodynamic lubrication; initial contact position; metal on metal hip prostheses; non spherical bearing surfaces

Indexed keywords

ALPHARABOLA SURFACE; ANTEVERSION ANGLES; BEARING SURFACES; EQUATORIAL REGIONS; FEMORAL COMPONENT; FEMORAL HEADS; GEOMETRIC VARIATIONS; INITIAL CONTACT POSITION; ISO STANDARDS; LUBRICATION PERFORMANCE; METAL-ON-METAL HIP IMPLANTS; METAL-ON-METAL HIP PROSTHESES; METAL-ON-METAL HIP PROSTHESIS; NON-SPHERICAL; NUMERICAL METHODOLOGIES; SPHERICAL BEARINGS; SQUEEZE FILMS; TRANSIENT ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; END EFFECTORS; HIP PROSTHESES; METALS; PROSTHETICS; SPHERES;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; IN VITRO STUDY; LUBRICATION; PROSTHESIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LUBRICATION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 79551656506     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM795     Document Type: Article

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