Study of bone remodeling of two models of femoral cementless stems by means of DEXA and finite elements

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A hip replacement with a cemented or cementless femoral stem produces an effect on the bone called adaptive remodelling, attributable to mechanical and biological factors. All of the cementless prostheses designs try to achieve an op...

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Main Authors: López-Prats Fernando, Cegoñino José, Puértolas Sergio, Ibarz Elena, Gracia Luis, Panisello Juan J, Herrera Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
Online Access:http://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/content/9/1/22