Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 10 , Pages 1089-1095 , December 2007

The number of screws, bone quality, and friction coefficient affect acetabular cup stability

  • Jui-Ting Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, ROC
    • Biomechanics Laboratory, Division of Orthopedic Research, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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  • Chih-Han Chang

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Heng-Li Huang

      Affiliations

    • Dental School, College of Medicine China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Mark E. Zobitz

      Affiliations

    • Biomechanics Laboratory, Division of Orthopedic Research, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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  • Weng-Pin Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chungli 320, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Kuo-An Lai

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Department, National Cheng Kung University Medical Center, Tainan 701, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Kai-Nan An

      Affiliations

    • Biomechanics Laboratory, Division of Orthopedic Research, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 507 538 1717; fax: +1 507 284 5392.

Received 31 March 2006 ,Revised 7 November 2006 ,Accepted 10 November 2006.

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PII: S1350-4533(06)00234-7

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.11.005

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 10 , Pages 1089-1095 , December 2007

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