Abstract
Metal backing has become widely used in acetaular cup design. A stiff backing for a polyethylene liner was initially believed to be mechanically favorable. Yet, recent studies of the load transfer around acetabular cups have shown that a stiff backing in fact generates higher stress peaks around the acetabular rim than full polyethylene cups, while reduces the stresses transferred at the central part of acetabulum causing stress shielding at the dome of acetabulum. To overcome these two problems, the aim of this study is to improve the design of cementless metal-backed acetabular cup using the two-dimensional functionally graded material concept through a finite element analysis and the optimization techniques. It is found that the optimal 2-D FGM model has three bioactive materials of hydroxyapatite, Bioglass and collagen. This optimal material reduces the stress shielding at the dome of acetabulum by 40% and 37% compared with stainless steel and titanium metal backing shell, respectively. However, using 2-D FGM model reduces the maximum interface shear stress in bone by 31% compared to titanium metal backing shell.
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