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    The influence of head diameter and wall thickness on deformations of metallic acetabular press-fit cups and UHMWPE liners: a finite element analysis

    To increase the range of motion of total hip endoprostheses, prosthetic heads need to be enlarged, which implies that the cup and/or liner thickness must decrease. This may have negative effects on the wear ra...

    Paul Goebel, Daniel Kluess, Jan Wieding, Robert Souffrant in Journal of Orthopaedic Science (2013)

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    Laser engravings as reason for mechanical failure of titanium-alloyed total hip stems

    Two revisions of broken β-titanium total hip stems had to be performed in our hospital after 2 and 4 years in situ. Since both fractures were located at the level of a laser engraving, a failure analysis was c...

    Daniel Kluess, Erwin Steinhauser in Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (2015)

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    Primary stability of total hip stems: does surgical technique matter?

    With this preliminary study we hypothesized a modified implantation technique may lead to higher primary stability than the conventional one.

    Wolfram Steens, Robert Souffrant in Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (2019)

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    Ist der unbegrenzte Gebrauch von chirurgischen Instrumenten unbedenklich?

    Chirurgische Instrumente sind als Medizinprodukte entscheidende Bestandteile bei der Durchführung einer Operation. Sie können Verlauf und Ergebnis des operativen Eingriffes wesentlich beeinflussen. Chirurgisch...

    Martin Ellenrieder, Andreas Enz, Daniel Kluess in Der Orthopäde (2020)

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    The influence of surgical technique guidance and surgeon’s experience on the femoral head assembly in total hip arthroplasty

    The importance of the assembly procedure on the taper connection strength is evident. However, existent surgical technique guides frequently lack comprehensive and precise instructions in this regard. The aim ...

    Martin Darowski, Leo Ruehrmund, Daniel Kluess in Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (2024)