Effects of porosity on the fatigue performance of polymethyl methacrylate bone cement: An analytical investigation

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-10

  Evans, S L ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone cement; Fatigue; Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; POROSITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; BONE; CRACKS; FRACTURE; STRESSES;

CLINICAL FATIGUE; CRACK GROWTH RATE; HAND-MIXED CEMENT; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES BONE CEMENT; POROSITY EFFECTS;

BONE CEMENT;

BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; POROSITY;

BONE CEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; POROSITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

ADDITIONAL STRESS; ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATIONS; CLINICAL SETTINGS; FATIGUE PERFORMANCE; FATIGUE STRENGTH; LABORATORY TEST; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE BONE CEMENTS; STRESS INCREASE;

EID: 84930385228     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: 09544119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441105X69024     Document Type: Article

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