Simulator Study of MOM using Steep-cup Flexion - A Clinically Relevant Incorporation of Intermittent Edge-loading

Background: Adverse-wear phenomenon in metal-on-metal (MOM) arthroplasty has been attributed to “edge-loading” of the CoCr cups. Simulator studies of steeply-inclined cups run in the ‘Anatomic-cup’ model represented many variations in design and test parameters with no coherent rationale. We created...

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Main Authors: Ian Clarke, Julia Shelton, John Bowsher, Christina Savisaar, Thomas Donaldson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Joint Implant Surgery & Research Foundation 2017-10-01
Series:Reconstructive Review
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Online Access:https://reconstructivereview.org/ojs/index.php/rr/article/view/190