The human hip stress analysis: A ball-socket elastic contact modelling

The peak stress, the weight bearing area and the stress distribution of the articular contact at the human hip joint is the most important factors, which determine the location of the degenerative foci that later result in degenerative damage and in the development of osteoarthritis. In the paper, a ball-socket articular elastic contact modelling of the human hip joint is successfully established. This modelling can be used to predict the peak stress, the weight bearing area and the stress distributions of the articular contact at the human hip joint. In order to verify the validation of current modelling, an example is examined. The results show that the predictions from the current modelling are basically agreement with those reported in literatures. This shows the validity of the current modelling.

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