Strength and reliability of alumina ceramic femoral heads: Review of design, testing, and retrieval analysis

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 476-483

  Huet, Roland ^a,b   Sakona, Ashlyn ^a,b   Kurtz, Steven M ^a,b  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alumina; Ceramic; Femoral head; Fracture; Proof testing; Review; Strength; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC; FEMORAL HEAD; PROOF TESTING; STRENGTH; TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY;

FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TESTING; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HIP PROSTHESES; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STRESSES;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

ACETABULUM; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; EXPLANT; FEMUR HEAD PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; STRENGTH; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 79751477136     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2010.12.010     Document Type: Review

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