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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)