Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 15 , Pages 2908-2914 , 16 November 2010

Influence of the change in stem length on the load transfer and bone remodelling for a cemented resurfaced femur

  • Bidyut Pal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721 302, West Bengal, India
    • ,
  • Sanjay Gupta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721 302, West Bengal, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +913222282958; fax: +913222282277.
    • ,
  • Andrew M.R. New

      Affiliations

    • Bioengineering Science Research Group, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

,Accepted 16 July 2010.

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PII: S0021-9290(10)00408-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.07.017

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 15 , Pages 2908-2914 , 16 November 2010

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