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Realistic loads for testing hip implants

G. Bergmann, F. Graichen, A. Rohlmann, A. Bender, B. Heinlein, Georg N. Duda, M. Heller, Michael M. Morlock

2010.3.1BIO-MEDICAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING

DOI: 10.3233/bme-2010-0616

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Real load conditions for hip implants are defined, based on in vivo contact force measurements, and it is shown that at least for heavyweight and very active subjects, the real load conditions are more critical than those defined by the ISO standards for fatigue tests.

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BERGMANN, G., et al. Realistic loads for testing hip implants. BIO-MEDICAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING, 2010, 20: 65–75.