Fig. 5From: Comparative analysis of the biomechanical behavior of two different design metaphyseal-fitting short stems using digital image correlationa Mechanical test setup; b detailed view of the experimental test setup showing the implanted femur within the customized loading apparatus allowing proximal loading via a compressive joint reaction force at the femoral head paired with a tensile force applied through the abductor plate on the greater trochanter; c configuration of the data capturing camerasBack to article page