Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) Biomaterials and Composites: Challenges, Progress, and Opportunities
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a lightweight, bioinert, high-performance thermoplastic that
is beginning to see clinical use in orthopedic applications. PEEK outperforms conventional …
is beginning to see clinical use in orthopedic applications. PEEK outperforms conventional …
A Review of Enhanced Total Hip Prosthesis Design and Material Bearing Combination to Accommodate Muslim Prayer (Salat) Movements: Biomechanical …
Total hip prostheses have greatly improved mobility and quality of life for patients with hip
disorders. However, the unique biomechanical demands of Muslim prayer (Salat), involving …
disorders. However, the unique biomechanical demands of Muslim prayer (Salat), involving …
Dynamic computational wear model of PEEK-on-XLPE bearing couple in total hip replacements
AT Alpkaya, S Mihcin - Medical Engineering & Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding wear mechanisms is a key factor to prevent primary failures causing revision
surgery in total hip replacement (THR) applications. This study introduces a wear prediction …
surgery in total hip replacement (THR) applications. This study introduces a wear prediction …
Fatigue life evaluation of different hip implant designs using finite element analysis
Fatigue failure is one of the causes of the failure of hip implants. The main objective of this
work is to carry out fatigue failure analysis on different hip profiles and compare the …
work is to carry out fatigue failure analysis on different hip profiles and compare the …
Investigation of stair ascending and descending activities on the lifespan of hip implants
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) surgeries among young patients are on the increase, so it is
crucial to predict the lifespan of hip implants correctly and produce solutions to improve …
crucial to predict the lifespan of hip implants correctly and produce solutions to improve …
Sensitivity Analysis of Wear on Metal-On-Metal Bearing Couples via Verification of Numeric and Analytic Methods
AT Alpkaya, S Mihcin - Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering, 2024 - dergipark.org.tr
Wear mechanism is important since it leads to revisions in Total Hip Replacement (THR)
surgeries. Contact pressure plays an important role in wear mechanisms and needs to be …
surgeries. Contact pressure plays an important role in wear mechanisms and needs to be …
The influence of PEEK acetabular shell on the mechanical stability of total hip replacements under gait loading and motion
H Shi, X Zhang, Z Chen, Y Zhang, Z Jin - Medical & Biological …, 2024 - Springer
The demand for total hip replacement surgery is increasing year by year. However, the issue
of hip prosthesis failure, particularly the modular acetabular cup, still exists. The …
of hip prosthesis failure, particularly the modular acetabular cup, still exists. The …