ASTM F2345: Standard test methods for determination of static and cyclic fatigue strength of ceramic modular femoral heads
ISO 7206-10: Implants for surgery – Partial and total hip-joint prostheses – Part 10: Determination of resistance to static load of modular femoral heads
PI-14: Compression Test Hip Ball static/dynamic
The test method according to ASTM F2345 describes the evaluation of the cyclic fatigue strength of ceramic modular femoral heads. For the test, test cones are used that are equivalent to the femoral stem of the total arthroplasty. Post-fatigue, a static burst test according to ISO 7206-10 is performed to determine the static strength of the femoral heads remaining after cyclic fatigue loading. Our internal test method PI-14 describes a similar test setup for cyclic testing of ceramic femoral heads.