Studies on Stress Analysis of Hip Prosthesis Implant

Abstract

: Biomedical engineering has become a solution for many biological problems by the application of principles and problem-solving techniques. Pacemakers, artificial bone replacements, 3-D printed organs, and dental replacements are very common examples of an application of engineering in the biomedical field. In medical applications when there is a need for bone replacement in a patient who is suffering from arthritis, the hip joint replacement cannot be avoided. The use of the artificial hip joint is going more popular and has become a need in the case of arthritis. An artificial hip implant is essential for providing initial stability at the place of failure. The comparative study in this field is limited and needs to be studied thoroughly. This paper focuses on a comparative study of hip replacement implants using SS (stainless steel) and Ti6Al4V (titanium alloy). In this study, 3-dimensional finite element analysis (using ANSYS2020) of hip replacement implant is performed by applying directional loads to detect von-mises stress amount, stress locations, and deformation in the implant. Assembly of the hip replacement implant is modeled (using Fusion 360) and static structural analysis is separately done using two different materials (SS and Ti-6Al-4V) for the femoral stem and using HDPE and HDPE/0.25MWCNT/0.15 for acetabular cup and liners respectively. Boundary conditions and loads applied are unchanged while varying parameters are the neck angle of implant and materials used. A similar static structural analysis for the elevated liner and flat liner at three different shell inclinations is done separately using the model which has shown better results. This study will help the researchers for further study on stress analysis of hip prosthesis implants.