Impact loads and stresses in hip resurfacing

Resurfacing prostheses are implanted by impaction onto the prepared femoral head. Ceramic resurfacings can be proposed as an alternative to metal implants, combining bone conservation with mitigation of sensitivity reaction risks. With low wall-thickness required for bone conservation, their strengt...

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Main Authors: Dickinson, Alexander (Author), Taylor, Andrew (Author), Browne, M. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2012.
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