Influence of PEEK Coating on Hip Implant Stress Shielding: A Finite Element Analysis

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Effective von Mises stress [MPa] at cancellous bone for (a) proximal zone (lateral view), (b) mid zone (lateral view), and (c) tip zones (top view) (uncoated condition on left side and coated condition on the right side).

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