... of the gaps. 17 05 2011 10 11 2011 21 12 2011 27 12 2011 21 12 2011 biological fluid dynamics bone cellular biophysics computational fluid dynamics micromechanics prosthetics tissue engineering Total hip replacement (THR) aseptic loosening osteolysis capsular...

... haemodynamics prosthetics shear flow Cardiac valve prosthesis Transvalvular flow Strains Blood damaging potential Heart valves that fail to perform their physiological function correctly can be replaced either by mechanical or biological prosthetic valves. Despite the abundant variety...

... 2011 27 09 2011 03 11 2011 03 11 2011 biomagnetism biomechanics biomedical materials biomedical measurement bone magnetic sensors orthopaedics patient diagnosis prosthetics total hip replacement aseptic loosening loosening sensor in vivo measurement diagnostic...

... bone failure (mechanical) mechanical stability molecular biophysics muscle prosthetics proteins surgery tissue engineering insertion site autograft central-third patellar tendon natural healing Tendon injury represents a significant clinical challenge in orthopaedic and sports...

.... 10 12 2010 13 08 2011 20 09 2011 20 09 2011 bending biomechanics bone durability finite element analysis kinematics orthopaedics polymers prosthetics rods (structures) titanium PEEK polyetheretherketone lumbar fusion semi-rigid dynamic stabilization...

... carbon fibres filled polymers gait analysis infrared imaging mechanical testing orthopaedics prosthetics strain measurement biomechanics infrared thermography stress strain composite hip implant Metallic hip implants are much stiffer than bone and, thus, carry a higher proportion...

... the lateral condyle. The study proposes a method for predicting the geometry of the femoral condyles with good accuracy. The B-spline model showed best results. 17 11 2010 10 05 2011 30 05 2011 22 06 2011 22 06 2011 bone orthotics physiological models prosthetics splines...

...Melanie L. Thompson; David Backman; Rickard Branemark; Chris K. Mechefske Osseointegrated transfemoral implants have been introduced as a prosthetic solution for above knee amputees. They have shown great promise, providing an alternative for individuals who could not be accommodated...

... it in the near future. The authors would like to thank Dr. J.M.A. Stijnen at Eindhoven University of Technology for providing the experimental results. Yoganathan , A. , Chandran , K. , and Sotiropoulos , F. , 2005 , “ Flow in Prosthetic Heart Valves: State-of-the-Art and Future...

... ), pp. 39 – 47 . 10.1114/1.252 Kaminsky , R. , Morbiducci , U. , Rossi , M. , Scalise , L. , Verdonck , P. , and Grigioni , M. , 2007 , “ Time-Resolved PIV Technique for High Temporal Resolution Measurement of Mechanical Prosthetic Aortic Valve Fluid Dynamics ,” Int. J...

.... biomechanics bone dentistry elastic moduli finite element analysis prosthetics The solids comprising the bones surrounding the implants were divided into two concentric cylindrical regions. The three-dimensional finite element models observed in Figs. 3a 3b included a smaller cylinder of 3 mm...

... calibration force sensors physiological models prosthetics surgery vertical ground reaction forces ovine instrumented treadmill sensor implantation activities of daily living Treating injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and its graft replacements remain important clinical...

...A. I. Hussein; J. C. Stranart; S. A. Meguid; E. R. Bogoch Silicone implants are used for prosthetic arthroplasty of metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints severely damaged by rheumatoid arthritis. Different silicone elastomer MCP implant designs have been developed, including the Swanson and the NeuFlex...

... prosthetics titanium alloys vanadium alloys 31 08 2010 29 10 2010 29 11 2010 24 01 2011 24 01 2011 Chang , P. C. , Lang , N. P. , and Giannobile , W. V. , 2010 , “ Evaluation of Functional Dynamics During Osseointegration and Regeneration Associated...

... , “ Finite Element Modeling of Multi-Level Cervical Spinal Segments (C3-C6) and Biomechanical Analysis of an Elastomer-Type Prosthetic Disc ,” Med. Eng. Phys. 1350-4533 , 28 ( 6 ), pp. 534 – 541 . 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.09.006 Yoganandan , N. , Kumaresan , S. , Voo , L...

... 23 12 2010 23 12 2010 compressive strength diseases failure (mechanical) injuries prosthetics The knee is one of the most frequently injured joints in the body, often accounting for as many as 19–23% of all musculoskeletal injuries ( 1 ). These injuries are often associated...

... cardiovascular system haemodynamics image reconstruction kinematics medical image processing prosthetics pulsatile flow Patients with heart valve disease commonly undergo surgery to replace their diseased valves with artificial ones. More than half of all the replaced valves are mechanical heart...

... computing optimisation prosthetics The United States Government retains, and by accepting the article for publication, the publisher acknowledges that the United States Government retains, a non-exclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this work...

... bone correlation methods medical image processing prosthetics The predicted geometrical measures calculated using Eqs. 2 , 3 and Table 6 (parametric model) were in good agreement with the dimensions measured directly from the MRI scans (Fig. 8 ). The squared Pearson correlation coefficient...

... mechanical testing moulding prosthetics To calculate the material properties from mechanical testing data, the length and cross-sectional area of the object are needed. Measuring the cross-sectional area is simple for items such as metal rods, but it is not as straightforward for soft tissues...