... 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...

.... , 69 ( 1 ), pp. 5 – 10 . 10.3109/17453679809002345 10 Skoglund , B. , and Aspenberg , P. , 2003 , “ Pmma Particles and Pressure—A Study of the Osteolytic Properties of Two Agents Proposed to Cause Prosthetic Loosening ,” J. Orthop. Res. , 21 ( 2 ), pp. 196 – 201 . 10.1016/S0736...

... Clinical Study ,” Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng. , 203 , pp. 77 – 81 . 10.1243%2FPIME_PROC_1989_203_014_01 13 Li , P. L. S. , Jones , N. B. , and Gregg , P. J. , 1996 , “ Vibration Analysis in the Detection of Total Hip Prosthetic Loosening ,” Med. Eng. Phys. , 18 , pp. 556 – 600...

... 04 10 2011 04 10 2011 biochemistry biomechanics bone failure (mechanical) mechanical stability molecular biophysics muscle prosthetics proteins surgery tissue engineering insertion site autograft central-third patellar tendon natural healing Tendon injury...

.... 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 fibre reinforced plastics 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...

... 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...

...) of a natural heart valve. In a recent review, Sacks et al. ( 2 ) presented the limitations of the three types of prosthetic devices: Mechanical heart valves suffer the risk of valve thrombosis (due to high shear stresses), bioprosthetic heart valves suffer from leaflet calcification, and polymeric heart valves...

... confined flow error analysis haemorheology health and safety jets nozzles prosthetics turbulence viscosity particle image velocimetry computational fluid dynamics FDA critical path initiative sudden expansion shear stress transitional flow turbulent flow measurement...

... 22 12 2010 07 02 2011 07 02 2011 biomechanics bone dentistry elastic moduli finite element analysis prosthetics implant design biomechanical surrounding finite element method factorial analysis It is general consensus that low amounts or the absence...

... addressing the long term complications. vertical ground reaction forces ovine instrumented treadmill sensor implantation activities of daily living biomechanics calibration force sensors physiological models prosthetics surgery 20 07 2010 29 11 2010 22 12 2010 31...

...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...

.... Prosthet. Dent. 0022-3913 , 101 ( 5 ), pp. 306 – 318 . 10.1016/S0022-3913(09)60062-7 Rønold , H. J. , and Ellingsen , J. E. , 2002 , “ The Use of a Coin Shaped Implant for Direct In Situ Measurement of Attachment Strength for Osseointegrating Biomaterial Surfaces ,” Biomaterials...

... 20 09 2010 25 10 2010 23 12 2010 23 12 2010 anthropometry biological tissues biomechanics bone finite element analysis mechanical contact neurophysiology orthopaedics physiological models prosthetics stress analysis The principal motivations for the use...

...) injuries prosthetics knee hyperextension anterior cruciate ligament posterior cruciate ligament injury 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...

... prosthetics Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are collectively referred to as venous thromboembolism (VTE), which is the third leading cause of cardiovascular related death after myocardial infarction and stroke ( 1 ). It is estimated that there are more than 900,000 cases of VTE...

....2004.12.051 anthropometry biomechanics biomedical MRI bone correlation methods medical image processing prosthetics meniscus anthropometry sex sizing MRI The meniscus plays an important role in knee joint biomechanics. Major biomechanical functions associated...

... area measurement biological tissues biomechanics biomedical materials bone casting 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...