The effect of aspherical geometry and surface texturing on the elastohydrodynamic lubrication of metal-on-metal hip prostheses under physiological loading and motions

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 224, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2627-2636

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspherical surface; Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Metal onmetal hip implant; Surface texturing

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; ASPHERICAL; ASPHERICAL SURFACE; BEARING SURFACES; DIMPLED SURFACES; FLUID-FILM LUBRICATION; FULL NUMERICAL SOLUTION; GEOMETRICAL DESIGNS; HIP IMPLANTS; HIP REPLACEMENTS; HYDRODYNAMIC PRESSURE; LOADING DIRECTION; LUBRICATING FILMS; LUBRICATION PERFORMANCE; METAL-ON-METAL; METAL-ON-METAL HIP PROSTHESIS; NUMERICAL METHODOLOGIES; PHYSIOLOGICAL LOADINGS; SURFACE TEXTURING; WEAR RATES;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; HIP PROSTHESES; LOADING; METALS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SURFACES;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

EID: 79951593428     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES2193     Document Type: Article

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