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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Bergmann, G.; | Graichen, F. | Rohlmann, A. | Bender, A.; | Heinlein, B. | Duda, G.N. | Heller, M.O. | Morlock, M.M.
Affiliations: Julius Wolff Institut, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany | Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Berlin, Germany | Biomechanics Section, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, Germany
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Bergmann, Julius Wolff Institut, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany. Tel.: +49 30 450 659081; E-mail: georg.bergmann@charite.de.
Abstract: The aim here was to define realistic load conditions for hip implants, based on in vivo contact force measurements, and to see whether current ISO standards indeed simulate real loads. The load scenarios obtained are based on in vivo hip contact forces measured in 4 patients during different activities and on activity records from 31 patients. The load scenarios can be adapted to various test purposes by applying average or high peak loads, high-impact activities or additional low-impact activities, and by simulating normal or very active patients. The most strenuous activities are walking (average peak forces 1800 N, high peak forces 3900 N), going up stairs (average peak forces 1900 N, high peak forces 4200 N) and stumbling (high peak forces 11,000 N). Torsional moments are 50% higher for going up stairs than for walking. Ten million loading cycles simulate an implantation time of 3.9 years in active patients. The in vitro fatigue properties of cementless implant fixations are exceeded during stumbling. At least for heavyweight and very active subjects, the real load conditions are more critical than those defined by the ISO standards for fatigue tests.
Keywords: Hip implant, THR, load, force, telemetry
DOI: 10.3233/BME-2010-0616
Journal: Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 65-75, 2010
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