Objective The annual implantation rate of hip prostheses is estimated to be about million worldwide, and the success rate is about 90 percent after 10 years post-operatively. The usual cause of failure is mechanical loosening of the implant. These loosened components can be detected as they migrate within the bone. Recently, accurate migration measuring techniques have been introduced, which are capable of detecting loosened components) and can identify these as future revisions, already within one year after the implantation. This has led to the hypothesis that loosening is dominated by factors which can be assessed immediately after the operation. The aim of this study is to investigate this hypothesis. Therefore, patient data, patient-specific computer simulation methods, and laboratory experiments are combined to determine which factors are responsible for early loosening of the component. Fields of science medical and health sciencesmedical biotechnologyimplantsnatural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsmathematical model Programme(s) FP4-TMR - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 0302 - Post-doctoral research training grants TI01 - Mechanical Engineering Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships) Coordinator Sahlgren's Hospital EU contribution No data Address 413 45 Göteborg Sweden See on map Total cost No data Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Not available Netherlands EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data