Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 5 , Pages 849-857 , 22 March 2010

Contact mechanics and elastohydrodynamic lubrication in a novel metal-on-metal hip implant with an aspherical bearing surface

  • Qingen Meng

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +441133432164; fax: +441132424611.
    • ,
  • Leiming Gao

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, UK
    • ,
  • Feng Liu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, UK
    • ,
  • Peiran Yang

      Affiliations

    • School of Mechanical Engineering, Qingdao Technological University, China
    • ,
  • John Fisher

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, UK
    • ,
  • Zhongmin Jin

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, UK

,Accepted 16 November 2009.

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PII: S0021-9290(09)00664-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.11.018

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 5 , Pages 849-857 , 22 March 2010

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