Fatigue testing of a proximal femoral hip component
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Published version
Author(s)
Macdonald, W
Carlsson, LV
Gathercole, N
Jacobsson, CM
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The Gothenburg Osseointegrated Titanium (GOT) implant is a novel total hip replacement including a metaphyseal loading proximal femoral component fixed in the retained femoral neck. Endurance testing was performed under conditions analogous to ISO 7206-4: 1989. The cement-free implant is not fixed distally within the intramedullary canal, so distal embedding (as specified in the standard) would have been unrealistic. Instead glass-fibre-reinforced epoxy (GFRE) bushings were used to model reduced bone support mid-length at the medial cortex and distally at the lateral cortex. Such support simulated proximal bone loss, realistically reproducing the effect of osteolysis or fixation failure. Under such conditions the component survived unbroken for 10 million cycles at 3.0 kN peak load.
Version
Published version
Date Issued
2003
Citation
Proc Inst Mech Eng [H], 2003, 217 (2), pp.137-145
ISSN
0954-4119
Start Page
137
End Page
145
Journal / Book Title
Proc Inst Mech Eng [H]
Volume
217
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© IMechE 2003. Published by Professional Engineering Publishing http://www.pepublishing.com/
Source Volume Number
217
Subjects
Compressive Strength
sensitivity and specificity
HUMANS
MOTION
Equipment Design
Femur/*physiopathology/surgery
*Prosthesis Failure
Weight-Bearing
Equipment Failure Analysis/*instrumentation/methods/*standards
Hip Joint/*physiopathology/surgery
*Hip Prosthesis
Walking
Coverage Spatial
U.K.