In vivo measured joint friction in hip implants during walking after a short rest.

INTRODUCTION:It has been suspected that friction in hip implants is higher when walking is initiated after a resting period than during continuous movement. It cannot be excluded that such increased initial moments endanger the cup fixation in the acetabulum, overstress the taper connections in the...

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Main Authors: Philipp Damm, Alwina Bender, Georg Duda, Georg Bergmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5370152?pdf=render