ISO 7206-10: Implants for surgery – Partial and total hip-joint prostheses – Part 10: Determination of resistance to static load of modular femoral heads
The modular connection between the femoral head and test cone, which is equivalent to the femoral stem of the total arthroplasty, is loaded until failure during static testing. The femoral head is placed on a conical bore with a copper ring to ensure an even load distribution.
Fatigue tests on ceramic femoral heads using a similar setup are described in ASTM F2345.