Enhancement of the fatigue performance of Ti-6Al-4V implant products

Implants surgery, in particular hip implants, is fast becoming a routine, popular approach for curing diseases such as, osteoarthritis and rheumatic arthritis. However one potential problem with the insertion of a metal implant is that of the risk of fatigue failure. Numerous factors affect the prop...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wimalasiri, Dematapaksha H. R. J.
Other Authors: Akid, Robert ; Eccleston, Roger ; Hassan, Syed
Published: Sheffield Hallam University 2009
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.741396