Residual strength of equine bone is not reduced by intense fatigue loading: Implications for stress fracture

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-114

  Martin, R Bruce ^b   Gibson, V A ^c   Stover, S M ^c   Gibeling, J C ^a   Griffin, L V ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Damage; Elastic modulus; Fatigue; Racehorse; Strength

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BONE; ELASTIC MODULI; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE; LOADS (FORCES); PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; STRESSES;

EQUINE CORTICAL BONE; FATIGUE LOADING; MONOTONIC STRENGTH;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS FRACTURE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE REMODELING; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HORSES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; METACARPUS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031080978     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(96)00113-3     Document Type: Article

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