Scanning electron microscopy of human cortical bone failure surfaces

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-162

  Braidotti, P ^c   Branca, F P ^c   Stagni, L ^a,b  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bone; Composite materials; Fractography; Lamellae; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BONE; BRITTLE FRACTURE; COLLAGEN; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE TESTING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACES;

CALCIFIED COLLAGEN FIBERS; HUMAN CORTICAL BONE; HUMAN FEMORAL SHAFTS;

BIOMECHANICS;

COLLAGEN FIBER; PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CORTICAL BONE; FEMUR SHAFT; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE MATRIX; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; COLLAGEN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLIABILITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0031081033     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(96)00102-9     Document Type: Article

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