The effect of ultrasonically determined anisotropy on longitudinal fracture of cortical bone

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-129

  Han, S ^a   Medige, J ^a   Ziv, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Cortical bone; Density; Fracture toughness; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BONE; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CORTICAL BONE; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANISOTROPY; PULSE TRANSMISSION TECHNIQUE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CATTLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HARDNESS; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CATTLE; HARDNESS TESTS; LINEAR MODELS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0029694046     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1996_210_401_02     Document Type: Article

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