Mechanical Testing Approaches for Implant Stability Assessment KU Leuven
With an estimated number of more than one million surgeries each year worldwide the Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) is considered the surgery of the century. Total Knee Arthroplasties (TKA) have known a similar surge in numbers, with over 500 000 surgeries performed annually in Europe alone. The ageing population, widening indications for surgery and increasing prevalence of lifestyle diseases such as obesity, are the main reasons this number of ...