Análise biomecânica de prótese femoral

Abstract

Prostheses are indicated when a member of the human body stops performing its function, whether by accident, illness or physical disability. To mitigate this situation, studies made with the aid of biomechanics, medicine and materials engineering keep progressing to facilitate the choice of the most appropriate material through the best biocompatibility and mechanical properties. The present paper intends to evaluate the behavior of femoral prostheses in relation of the material’s variation through simulations made by analysis of finite elements in order to establish which prosthesis will present better results when submitted to a certain load found in the literature. Among the types of prostheses that exist, the present paper intends to evaluate the behavior of a femoral prosthesis, when necessary, collecting information about hip prosthesis that may contribute positively to the development of the work.