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Inter-subject variability effects on the primary stability of a short cementless femoral stem

Inter-subject variability effects on the primary stability of a short cementless femoral stem
Inter-subject variability effects on the primary stability of a short cementless femoral stem
This paper is concerned with the primary stability of the Furlong Evolution® cementless short stem across a spectrum of patient morphology. A computational tool is developed that automatically selects and positions the most suitable stem from an implant system made of a total of 48 collarless stems to best match a 3D model based on a library of CT femur scans (75males and 34 females). Finite Element contact models of reconstructed hips, subjected to physiologically-based boundary constraints and peak loads of walking mode, were simulated using a coefficient of friction of 0.4 and an interference-fit of 50 ?m. Maximum and average implant micromotions across the subpopulation were predicted to be 100±7 ?m and 7±5 ?m with ranges [15 ?m, 350 ?m] and [1 ?m, 25 ?m], respectively. The computed percentage of implant area with micromotions greater than reported critical values of 50 ?m, 100 ?m and 150 ?m never exceeded 14%, 8% and 7%, respectively. To explore the possible correlations between anatomy and implant performance, response surface models for micromotion metrics were constructed. Detailed morphological analyses were conducted and a clear nonlinear decreasing trend was observed between implant average micromotion and both the metaphyseal canal flare indices and average densities in Gruen zones The present study demonstrates that the primary stability and tolerance of the short stem to variability in patient anatomy were high, reducing the need for patient stratification. In addition, the developed tool could be utilised to support implant design and planning of femoral reconstructive surgery.
short stem, primary stability, inter-subject variability
0021-9290
1032-1042
Bah, M.T.
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Shi, Junfen
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Heller, Markus O.
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Suchier, Yanneck
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Lefebvre, Fabien
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Young, Philippe
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King, Leonard
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Dunlop, Douglas G.
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Draper, Edward
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Heller, Markus O.
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Dunlop, Douglas G.
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Bah, M.T., Shi, Junfen, Heller, Markus O., Suchier, Yanneck, Lefebvre, Fabien, Young, Philippe, King, Leonard, Dunlop, Douglas G., Boettcher, Mick, Draper, Edward and Browne, Martin (2015) Inter-subject variability effects on the primary stability of a short cementless femoral stem. Journal of Biomechanics, 48 (6), 1032-1042. (doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.01.037).

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Abstract

This paper is concerned with the primary stability of the Furlong Evolution® cementless short stem across a spectrum of patient morphology. A computational tool is developed that automatically selects and positions the most suitable stem from an implant system made of a total of 48 collarless stems to best match a 3D model based on a library of CT femur scans (75males and 34 females). Finite Element contact models of reconstructed hips, subjected to physiologically-based boundary constraints and peak loads of walking mode, were simulated using a coefficient of friction of 0.4 and an interference-fit of 50 ?m. Maximum and average implant micromotions across the subpopulation were predicted to be 100±7 ?m and 7±5 ?m with ranges [15 ?m, 350 ?m] and [1 ?m, 25 ?m], respectively. The computed percentage of implant area with micromotions greater than reported critical values of 50 ?m, 100 ?m and 150 ?m never exceeded 14%, 8% and 7%, respectively. To explore the possible correlations between anatomy and implant performance, response surface models for micromotion metrics were constructed. Detailed morphological analyses were conducted and a clear nonlinear decreasing trend was observed between implant average micromotion and both the metaphyseal canal flare indices and average densities in Gruen zones The present study demonstrates that the primary stability and tolerance of the short stem to variability in patient anatomy were high, reducing the need for patient stratification. In addition, the developed tool could be utilised to support implant design and planning of femoral reconstructive surgery.

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Accepted/In Press date: 26 January 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 7 February 2015
Published date: 13 April 2015
Keywords: short stem, primary stability, inter-subject variability
Organisations: Bioengineering Group

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Local EPrints ID: 374445
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/374445
ISSN: 0021-9290
PURE UUID: 3d044461-669f-414b-9022-706c9aa7afaf
ORCID for Markus O. Heller: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7879-1135
ORCID for Martin Browne: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5184-050X

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Date deposited: 17 Feb 2015 14:48
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:43

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Author: M.T. Bah
Author: Junfen Shi
Author: Yanneck Suchier
Author: Fabien Lefebvre
Author: Philippe Young
Author: Leonard King
Author: Douglas G. Dunlop
Author: Mick Boettcher
Author: Edward Draper
Author: Martin Browne ORCID iD

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