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Record 1 2005-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Prostheses
DEF

The redistribution of load (and consequently stress on the bone) that occurs when the femoral head is replaced by the femoral component of a total hip replacement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Prothèses
CONT

Dans ces cas, les contraintes physiologiques sont supportées par la prothèse, l'os, ne «recevant plus d'effort» a une tendance naturelle à la résorption : c'est le mécanisme du «stress shielding», ou court-circuitage des contraintes en français.

Spanish

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