The effect of cup outer sizes on the contact mechanics and cement fixation of cemented total hip replacements. Issue 10 (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hua, Xijin; Li, Junyan; Wang, Ling; Wilcox, Ruth; Fisher, John; Jin, Zhongmin
• Is Part Of: Medical engineering & physics. Volume 37:Issue 10(2015:Oct.)
• Page Start: 1008
• Page End: 1014
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Biomedical engineering -- Periodicals; Biomedical Engineering -- Periodicals; Physics -- Periodicals; Génie biomédical -- Périodiques; Biomedical engineering; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 610.28
• DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2015.08.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1350-4533

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0001"> <title id="cesectitle0001">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spara0001"> <list id="celist0001"> <list-item id="celistitem0001"> <label></label> <p id="para0001">Two cup designs with cup outer diameters of 40 and 43 mm were modelled.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="celistitem0002"> <label></label> <p id="para0002">The differences of peak stresses in the acetabular cup between the two cup designs were negligible.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="celistitem0003"> <label></label> <p id="para0003">The stresses of the cement mantle for cup design of 40 mm were higher than that of 43 mm.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="celistitem0004"> <label></label> <p id="para0004">The differences of the stresses in the cement mantle between the two cup designs were compared to the clinical performance of the two cup designs.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>