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Imaging of the Microstructural Failure Mechanism in the Human Hip
Published on: September 29, 2023
Finite element analysis of elliptical shaped stem profile of hip prosthesis using dynamic loading conditions
John Valerian Corda1, Chethan K N1, Shyamasunder Bhat N2
1Department of Aeronautical & Automobile Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal-576104, Karnataka, India.
Abstract:
Patient-specific dynamic loadings are seldom considered during the evaluation of hip implants. The primary objective of this study is to check for the feasibility of the use of UHMWPE as the material for an acetabular cup o CoCr Alloy that is reported to produce a squeaking sound after replacement. An elliptical shaped stem with three different cross-sectional profiles is considered for simulation. Using a commercial finite element method, patient-specific dynamic forces were applied for the quantitative analysis. The loading and boundary conditions are used as per ISO and ASTM standards. The walking gait cycle is used with two widely used biocompatible materials: titanium and cobalt-chromium. Initially, only the stem is considered for the analysis to finalize the best out of the three profiles, along with the better material for the stem. Later the complete implant is used for the analysis. Profile 1 exhibits 1.25 and 1.17 times greater stress than Profile 2 for CoCr Alloy and Ti-6Al-4V, respectively. Similarly, Profile 3 displays stresses 1.26 and 1.25 times greater than Profile 2 for CoCr Alloy and Ti-6Al-4V, respectively. Comparatively, displacement in stem Profile 2 is 1.75 times higher in Ti-6Al-4V than CoCr Alloy. The full implant displacement at 14% gait cycle is 1.15% higher for the CoCr-acetabular column material combination when compared to UHMWPE. It can be concluded that UHMWPE can be used as the acetabular cup material instead of CoCr for the Profile 2 elliptical shaped hip implant to prevent squeaking after replacement.
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