title: A system for modelling forces on the hip joint in one-legged stance.
abstract: We describe a method of testing hip prostheses. The prosthesis is implanted in a proximal section of femur, which is loaded to model the forces applied through the acetabulum via the greater trochanter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials, Queen Mary College, London, UK.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bonfield
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D006621:Hip Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D008954:Models, Biological