Assessment of the applicability of the Hertzian contact theory to edge-loaded prosthetic hip bearings

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 2802-2808

  Sanders, Anthony P ^a,b   Brannon, Rebecca M ^a  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

^b Ortho Development Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic on ceramic; Edge loading; Hertzian contact; Microseparation; Prosthetic hip bearings

Indexed keywords

APPLIED LOADS; CERAMIC-ON-CERAMIC; CONTACT PATCH; CONTACT STRESS; CONTACT THEORY; CONTACT WIDTH; EDGE LOADING; HERTZIAN CONTACTS; HERTZIAN THEORY; HERTZIAN-CONTACT THEORY; HIP BEARINGS; IN-VIVO; MICRO-SEPARATION; NEW COMPONENTS; NONLINEAR MATERIAL BEHAVIOR; SIMILAR DEGREE; SUBLUXATION;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); CERAMIC MATERIALS; LOADING; POLYETHYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS;

PROSTHETICS;

POLYETHYLENE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; CONTACT STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERTZIAN CONTACT THEORY; HIP PROSTHESIS; LOADING TEST; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; METAL IMPLANTATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PLASTICITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

CERAMICS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLYETHYLENE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 80055070506     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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