A new discrete element analysis method for predicting hip joint contact stresses

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1121-1127

  Abraham, Christine L ^a,b,c   Maas, Steve A ^c,d   Weiss, Jeffrey A ^b,c,d   Ellis, Benjamin J ^c,d   Peters, Christopher L ^b   Anderson, Andrew E ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Utah   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Cartilage mechanics; Computational modeling; Contact stress; Discrete element analysis; Finite element analysis; Hip

Indexed keywords

BONE AND CARTILAGES; CARTILAGE MECHANICS; CARTILAGE THICKNESS; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; CONTACT STRESS; DISCRETE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PRE-OPERATIVE PLANNING;

BONE; CARTILAGE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; HIP PROSTHESES; HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING; STAIRS; STRESSES;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ACETABULUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CONTACT STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRETE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HIP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; THICKNESS; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BONE AND BONES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84875373343     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.01.012     Document Type: Article

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