Research Article

Comparison of Various Functionally Graded Femoral Prostheses by Finite Element Analysis

Table 7

Summary of maximum principal stress on the cement layer.

InternalExternal
0.00.10.51.00.00.10.51.0

Normal waking0.04.54.64.85.03.63.73.84.0
0.14.84.95.05.23.73.73.94.0
0.54.95.05.25.33.73.83.94.1
1.05.05.15.35.33.93.94.04.1

Stair climbing0.03.43.53.63.74.74.84.95.1
0.13.53.53.63.74.74.85.05.1
0.53.53.53.73.84.94.95.05.2
1.03.63.63.73.85.05.15.15.2

: radial volume fraction gradient exponent.
: longitudinal volume fraction gradient exponent.