ISSN: 1546-962X
CODEN: JAIOAD
Page Count: 6

Computational Wear Prediction of UHMWPE in Knee Replacements

Zhao, D
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Gregory Sawyer, W
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Fregly, BJ
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

(Received 18 October 2005; accepted 10 April 2006)

Abstract

A multibody dynamic contact model predicted the damage sustained by two tibial inserts tested under different conditions on an AMTI knee simulator machine. The model required a wear factor of 7.7 × 10⁻⁷ mm³/Nm to match the wear volume measured from the first insert after 0.86 million cycles of simulated gait. The model matched the medial and lateral damage depths measured from the second insert to within 0.3 mm after 5 million cycles of simulated gait and stair (10:1 ratio). Computational models may be valuable for screening new knee implant designs rapidly and performing sensitivity studies of component positioning issues.

Keywords:
computational wear prediction, dynamic contact simulation, knee simulator, total knee replacement

Paper ID: JAI100259
DOI: 10.1520/JAI100259
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