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Bone remodelling around a femoral prosthesis is one of the main reasons of aseptic loosening of the implant’s stem. The difference in stiffness between the bone tissue and the prosthesis leads to unload the periprosthetic ...

The implantation of a total hip prosthesis is an operation which is performed frequently due to advanced hip jointdamage both in humans and in veterinary medicine in dogs. The long-term result of a hip prosthesis is mainly ...

Developments in technology rely increasingly on the numerical simulation of single process steps up to whole process chains using commercially available or user-written software systems, mostly based on the finite element ...

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The use of lightweight materials is one possibility to limit the weight of vehicles and to reduce CO2 emissions. However, the mechanical properties and weight-saving potential of mono-materials are limited. Material compounds ...

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