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    • Stress concentrations in bone cement : a critical distance approach 

      Hoey, David (Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 2009)
      Bone cement is a biomaterial which is used in the fixation of orthopaedic implants. Despite its extensive use it is regarded as the 'weak link' in cemented arthroplasties, fatigue failure of the cement mantle being a major ...