Some Evidence of Squeeze-Film Lubrication in Hip Prostheses
- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Engineering in Medicine
- Vol. 10 (2) , 89-95
- https://doi.org/10.1243/emed_jour_1981_010_026_02
Abstract
A simple hip joint testing machine, standing between the simple pendulum and the joint simulator, is described. It is used to provide further evidence of the contribution of the squeeze-film mechanism to hip prosthesis lubrication when a viscous fluid is present.Keywords
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- The effects of lubrication in hip prosthesesPhysics in Medicine & Biology, 1978