Spare Part Surgery Flashcards
Ethical Frameworks
characterise the thought process we go through, the reasons we give when deciding how to act in a certain situation
Utilitarianism
believe the best course of action is the one giving way to the most happiness
Divine Command
using religions writings to guide the decision
Virtue Ethics
the right course of action is that which is considered ‘virtuous’ (morally correct)
Rights and Duties
people have certain rights and other people have a duty to grant them this right (e.g. patient has right to treatment and doctor has to grant it to them)
Good bone substitute
- material must be strong enough to withstand and exert forces involved in movement
- mechanical properties must be similar to those of real bone
Smooth material
has a low friction surface
Durable material
can withstand repeated loading and unloading
Tensile stress
when the sample is pulled
Compressive stress
when the sample is squashed
Ultimate compressive/tensile stress
stress needed to break a material
Strain
the ratio of compression/extension to the original length
Young’s modulus
stress/strain
limit of proportionality
when the two variables no longer create a straight line
elastic limit
beyond this point the material will be plastically deformed so won’t go back to original shape/size
What is the area under a force extension graph?
the elastic energy (1/2fx)