Preliminary results on the effects of orthopedic implant stiffness fixed to the cut end of the femur on the stress at the stump-prosthetic interface

Ismail Boudjemaa; A. Sahli; A. Benkhettou; S. Benbarek

doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.57.13

Preliminary results on the effects of orthopedic implant stiffness fixed to the cut end of the femur on the stress at the stump-prosthetic interface

Authors

Ismail Boudjemaa Department of Mechanical Engineering, Laboratory Mechanics Physics of Materials (LMPM), University of SidiBel Abbes, BP 89, cite Ben M’hidi, SidiBel Abbes, 22000, Algeria
A. Sahli Department of Mechanical Engineering, Laboratory Mechanics Physics of Materials (LMPM), University of SidiBel Abbes, BP 89, cite Ben M’hidi, SidiBel Abbes, 22000, Algeria
A. Benkhettou Department of Mechanical Engineering, Laboratory Mechanics Physics of Materials (LMPM), University of SidiBel Abbes, BP 89, cite Ben M’hidi, SidiBel Abbes, 22000, Algeria
S. Benbarek Department of Mechanical Engineering, Laboratory Mechanics Physics of Materials (LMPM), University of SidiBel Abbes, BP 89, cite Ben M’hidi, SidiBel Abbes, 22000, Algeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.57.13

Keywords:

Prosthesis, Stump interface, Stiffness, Contacts stresses, Implant

Abstract

A lot of trans-femoral amputation patients experience skin breakdown due to the pressures and shear stresses in the stump-prosthesis interface. In this study, a finite element model was employed to investigate the stresses at the stump interface in the case of an orthopedic implant fixed to the cut end of the femur. By changing the stiffness of this implant, we aim to see how the stiffness of this implant affects the stresses in the interface between the amputated limb and the prosthesis. To find out the effects of implant stiffness, five values for the elastic modulus, ranging from 0.1 to 0.5 Mpa, with an interval of 0.1 Mpa were employed in the implant structure of the FE model.

Obtained results show that the implant played important role in reducing the stresses at the stump-prosthesis interface where the contact pressure did not exceed 53 Kpa and 17.3 Kpa for shear stress in the stiffer case of an implant, while the contact pressure in the case of femur without implant exceeded 79Kpa and 42 Kpa for shear stress. We also noted that the intensity of the contact pressure and the shear stress is proportional to the stiffness of the implant, as the greater the implant stiffness, the higher the peak of these stresses.

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Published

22-06-2021

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 57 (2021): July 2021

Section

Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models

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Preliminary results on the effects of orthopedic implant stiffness fixed to the cut end of the femur on the stress at the stump-prosthetic interface. (2021). Frattura Ed Integrità Strutturale, 15(57), 160-168. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.57.13