Numerical Study on the Effects of Coefficient of Friction to the Dynamic Sliding Contact between Bearing and Talar Components of Metal on Polymer Total Ankle Replacement Implants

Abstract:

Coefficient of friction (cof) is an important variable when dealing with con-tact between mechanical parts. It depends on various tribological variables and the value can be determined only by experiments. Cof correlates with the wear of material and this is a severe problem in biomedical engineering. This research numerically studied the effects of cof between talar and bear-ing in the total ankle replacement (TAR) implants. The aim is to evaluate the contact situations affected by cof. The TAR models consist of cobalt chrome (CoCr) alloy and ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) bio-materials. Five cof values of the dry, lubricated and frictionless TAR me-chanical contacts under ankle gait load were examined. The models use a fixed 1 mm element size for UHMWPE bearing component and four element sizes for the talar component, range from 1 mm to 0.4 mm. Results show that, 1) higher cof induces higher contact pressure, 2) contact stress is not af-fected by cof, 3) proper talar element size is 0.4 mm and 4) frictionless model can be used for the TAR contact mechanic computation. Frictionless model calculates equal contact stress and lower contact pressures with an error of 2.68 % compared to the smooth model.

• Periodical: Advances in Science and Technology (Volume 125)
• Pages: 19-27
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-s80w27
• Online since: March 2023
• Authors: Handoko Handoko*, Budi Basuki, Rini Dharmastiti
• Keywords: Coefficient of Friction, Numerical Model, Total Ankle Replacement

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