Abstract
The purpose of this study was to measure the structural properties of the latest design (fourth-generation) of composite femurs and tibias from Pacific Research Laboratories, Inc. Fourth-generation composite bones have the same geometries as the third-generation bones, but the cortical bone analogue material was changed to one with increased fracture and fatigue resistance, tensile and compressive properties, thermal stability, and moisture resistance. The stiffnesses of the femurs and tibias were tested under bending, axial, and torsional loading, and the longitudinal strain distribution along the proximal–medial diaphysis of the femur was also determined. The fourth-generation composite bones had average stiffnesses and strains that were for the most part closer to corresponding values measured for natural bones, than was the case for third-generation composite bones; all measurements were taken by the same investigator in separate studies using identical methodology. For the stiffness tests, variability between the specimens was less than 10% for all cases, and setup variability was less than 6%.
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