Numerical Study of Salat Movements for Total Hip Replacement Patient

Salat as a daily Muslim activitiy in praying contains several movements which are not suggested by orthopaedic doctor to be conducted by patient with total hip replacement (THR). Sujud and sitting are two movements in Salat which is recommended to be done above the chair for THR patients. There are lacks of scientific discussions about the consequences of the normal salat movement for Muslim THR patients. This paper observes the effect of these movements to the artificial hip joint in THR patient body. A three-dimensional finite element simulation is used to investigate the resisting moment, the contact pressure and the von Mises stress. An artificial hip joint model proposed by previous researcher is used in the simulations. The results show that sujud induces the impingement and plastic deformation whereas sitting is relatively safe to be conducted by THR patients. Some suggestions are also discussed with respect to the design of new artificial hip joint model which allows THR patients to conduct Salat in a normal way. The reduction of inset at the liner, the new profile at circumferential edge inner liner and the increase in the femoral head diameter can be considered as a guideline for new design of the artificial hip joint for Muslim.