MODIFYING AND EXPANDING THE SIMULATION OF WEAR IN THE SPHERICAL JOINT WITH A POLYMERIC COMPONENT OF THE TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS

The existing model of wear, based on the classical Archard equation, in the spherical joint of a total hip prosthesis comprising an acetabular cup of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) in combination with a metal or ceramic femoral head is modified and expanded. With this model, studi...

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Main Authors: Vladimir Pakhaliuk, Aleksandr Poliakov, Mikhail Kalinin, Yevgenii Pashkov, Pavel Gadkov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Niš 2016-12-01
Series:Facta Universitatis. Series: Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:http://casopisi.junis.ni.ac.rs/index.php/FUMechEng/article/view/2324