Biomechanical robustness of a new proximal epiphyseal hip replacement to patient variability and surgical uncertainties: A FE study

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-171

  Martelli, S ^a   Taddei, F ^a   Schileo, E ^a   Cristofolini, L ^a,b   Rushton, Neil ^c   Viceconti, M ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Epiphyseal hip replacement robustness; Failure risk sensitivity; Femoral head resurfacing; Finite element model; Hip prosthesis; Numerical pre clinical validation

Indexed keywords

FAILURE RISK SENSITIVITY; FEMORAL HEAD RESURFACING; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; HIP REPLACEMENTS; PRE-CLINICAL;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE CEMENT; FRACTURE; HIP PROSTHESES; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PROSTHETICS;

BONE CEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC LOOSENING; BIOMECHANICAL ROBUSTNESS; BIOMECHANICS; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FRICTION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT; PATIENT VARIABILITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS FRACTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL UNCERTAINTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCERTAINTY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOMECHANICS; EPIPHYSES; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; MALE; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84856977369     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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