A 3D-transient elastohydrodynamic lubrication hip implant model to compare ultra high molecular weight polyethylene with more compliant polycarbonate polyurethane acetabular cups

Ford, A; Hua, ZK; Ferguson, SJ; Pruitt, LA; Gao, LM

Gao, LM (corresponding author), Nottingham Trent Univ, Sch Sci & Technol, Engn Dept, 50 Shakespeare St, Nottingham NG1 4FG, England.

JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS, 2021; 119 ():

Abstract

Wear remains a significant challenge in the design of orthopedic implants such as total hip replacements. Early elastohydrodynamic lubrication modelin......

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