Table 1.
Characteristics of the fluid/structure models including element count, total degrees of freedom, typical time steps to completion, and applied load type.
| Idealized Parametric Model (30 µm gap) |
Idealized Parametric Model (5 µm gap) |
Torsionally Loaded Cemented Hip Cross Section |
Representative Cement- Trabeculae Construct |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method Section | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Fluid elements | 2200 | 8700 | 18900 | 4900 |
| Cement elements |
4400 | 18100 | 29100 | 5900 |
| Bone elements | 2900 | 15600 | -- | 5500 |
| Degrees of Freedom |
35000 | 227000 | 183800 | 94000 |
| Time steps | 35 – 105 | 60–105 | 25 – 30 | 100 |
| Applied load type | Displacement control |
Displacement control |
Displacement control |
Load control |