It is essential to calculate micromotions at the bone-implant interface of an uncemented
femoral total knee replacement (TKR) using a reliable computational model. In the current …

Aseptic loosening at the implant–cement interface is a well-documented cause of failure in
joint arthroplasty. Traditionally, the strength of the implant–cement interface is determined …

In the current study, the effects of different ways to implement the complex micro-mechanical
behavior of the cement–bone interface on the fatigue failure of the cement mantle were …

Axial torsional loads representative of gait and stair climbing conditions were applied to
transverse sections of 8 uncemented postmortem retrievals and a high-resolution imaging …

Approximately 50% of women and 25% of men will have an osteoporosis-related fracture
after the age of 50, yet the micromechanical origin of these fractures remains unclear …

Long-term clinical follow-up studies have shown that radiolucent lines at the cement
interfaces of total hip replacement femoral components develop gradually, ultimately leading …

The first purpose of this thesis was to compare the amount of micromotion seen in the
femoral stem in a revision total hip arthroplasty between simple loading conditions and …

Pre-clinical tests are often performed to screen new implant designs, surgical techniques,
and cement formulations. In this work, we developed a technique to simulate the cement …

While including the cement–bone interface of complete cemented hip reconstructions is
crucial to correctly capture their response, its modelling is often overly simplified. In this …

The failure of the bone cement (PMMA) is the most prominent scenario, in a cemented total
hip arthroplasty and an eventual implant loosening. Among the many factors influencing the …