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Computed tomography metrological examination of additive manufactured acetabular hip prosthesis cups

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Kourra, Nadia, Warnett, Jason M., Attridge, Alex, Dibling, Greg, McLoughlin, James, Muirhead-Allwood, Sarah, King, Richard and Williams, M. A. (2018) Computed tomography metrological examination of additive manufactured acetabular hip prosthesis cups. Additive Manufacturing, 22 . pp. 146-152. doi:10.1016/j.addma.2018.04.033 ISSN 2214-8604 .

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Abstract

Additive manufacturing (AM) is uniquely suitable for healthcare applications due to its design flexibility and cost effectiveness for creating complex geometries. Successful arthroplasty requires integration of the prosthetic implant with the bone to replace the damaged joint. Bone-mimetic biomaterials are utilised due to their mechanical properties and porous structure that allows bone ingrowth and implant fixation. The predictability of predetermined interconnected porous structures produced by AM ensures the required shape, size and properties that are suitable for tissue ingrowth and prevention of the implant loosening. The quality of the manufacturing process needs to be established before the utilisation of the parts in healthcare. This paper demonstrates a novel examination method of acetabular hip prosthesis cups based on X-ray computed tomography (CT) and image processing. The method was developed based on an innovative hip prosthesis acetabular cup prototype with a prescribed non-uniform lattice structure forming struts over the surface, with the interconnected porosity encouraging bone adhesion. This non-destructive, non-contact examination method can provide information of the interconnectivity of the porous structure, the standard deviation of the size of the pores and struts, the local thickness of the lattice structure in its size and spatial distribution. In particular, this leads to easier identification of weak regions that could inhibit a successful bond with the bone.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RD Surgery
T Technology > TS Manufactures
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Biomedical materials -- Industrial applications, Artificial hip joints, Tomography, Bones -- Growth, Nondestructive testing
Journal or Publication Title: Additive Manufacturing
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 2214-8604
Official Date: August 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
August 2018Published
2 May 2018Available
26 April 2018Accepted
Volume: 22
Page Range: pp. 146-152
DOI: 10.1016/j.addma.2018.04.033
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 22 June 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 22 June 2018
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
UNSPECIFIED[EPSRC] Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000266

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