Figure 3
From: Cartilage contact pressure elevations in dysplastic hips: a chronic overload model
Dysplastic hip cross-section. A coronal section through finite element contact pressure contours at midstance is displayed on the isolated femoral head and acetabular articular cartilage. Note thin cartilage over a femoral 'bump' and localized peak pressures of 8.5 MPa associated with bone irregularities present within the incongruous DDH contact area. Differences in element size between the femoral head and the coarser acetabular mesh are accommodations for ABAQUS master-slave contact solutions.