Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8797884 | Clinical Biomechanics | 2017 | 22 Pages |
Abstract
Installation of an implant modifies density distribution and stress field in the bone. Thus, bone tissue is stimulated in a different way than before total hip replacement, which evidences Wolff's law, according to which bone tissue adapts itself to the loads imposed on it. The results suggest that potential stress shielding in the proximal femur and cortical hypertrophy in the distal femur may, in part, be reduced through the use of shorter stems, instead of long ones, provided stem fixation is adequate.
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Authors
Ievgen Levadnyi, Jan Awrejcewicz, José Eduardo Gubaua, Jucélio Tomás Pereira,