Patient-specific femoral implant design using metamaterials for improving load transfer at proximal-lateral region of the femur

AP Singh, M Rana, B Pal, P Datta, S Majumder… - Medical Engineering & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Loading configuration of hip joint creates resultant bending effect on femoral implants. So,
the lateral side of femoral implant which is under tension retracts from peri‑implant bone due …

Bone remodelling around cementless composite acetabular components: the effects of implant geometry and implant–bone interfacial conditions

R Ghosh, S Gupta - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Recent developments in acetabular implants suggest flexible, alternative bearing material
that may reduce wear and peri-prosthetic bone resorption. The goal of this study was to …

Influence of collars on the primary stability of cementless femoral stems: a finite element study using a diverse patient cohort

RMA Al‐Dirini, D Huff, J Zhang, T Besier… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
For cementless femoral stems, there is debate as to whether a collar enhances primary
stability and load transfer compared to collarless designs. Finite Element (FE) analysis has …

Numerical evaluation of bone remodelling and adaptation considering different hip prosthesis designs

I Levadnyi, J Awrejcewicz, JE Gubaua, JT Pereira - Clinical biomechanics, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The change in mechanical properties of femoral cortical bone tissue
surrounding the stem of the hip endoprosthesis is one of the causes of implant instability. We …

Numerical analysis of the mechanical behaviour of intact and implanted lumbar functional spinal units: Effects of loading and boundary conditions

RG Talukdar, KK Mukhopadhyay… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The objective of this study was to develop an improved finite element (FE) model of a lumbar
functional spinal unit (FSU) and to subsequently analyse the deviations in load transfer …

The Relevance of biomechanical analysis in joint replacements: a review

B Pal, S Gupta - Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C, 2020 - Springer
Biomechanical analysis, numerical and experimental, has been extensively used for more
than 3 decades to investigate the mechanical behaviour of bone and implant–bone …

Topology optimization of a femoral stem in titanium and carbon to reduce stress shielding with the FEM method

M Ceddia, B Trentadue, G De Giosa… - Journal of Composites …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Arthroplasty is commonly performed to treat advanced osteoarthritis or other degenerative
joint conditions; however, it can also be considered for young patients with severe joint …

The effects of musculoskeletal loading regimes on numerical evaluations of acetabular component

K Mukherjee, S Gupta - … , Part H: Journal of Engineering in …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The importance of clinical studies notwithstanding, the failure assessment of implant–bone
structure has alternatively been carried out using finite element analysis. However, the …

Evaluation of the mechanical behaviour of a bipolar hip prosthesis under transient loading

R Patra, HC Das, S Jena - International Journal of …, 2022 - inderscienceonline.com
Most of the studies available in the open literature make use of static analysis and
discretisation of the load components for studying the mechanical behaviour of implants and …

Biomechanical stress maps of an artificial femur obtained using a new infrared thermography technique validated by strain gages

S Shah, H Bougherara, EH Schemitsch… - Medical engineering & …, 2012 - Elsevier
Femurs are the heaviest, longest, and strongest long bones in the human body and are
routinely subjected to cyclic forces. Strain gages are commonly employed to experimentally …