Biomechanical properties of human tibias in long-term spinal cord injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-302

  Lee, Thay Q ^a   Shapiro, Todd A ^b   Bell, David M ^b  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone; Spinal cord injury; Tibia

Indexed keywords

BONE; DISEASES; ELASTIC MODULI; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; ORTHOPEDICS;

HUMAN TIBIAS; SPIRAL CORD INJURY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THICKNESS; TIBIA;

AGED; AMPUTATION; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; ROTATION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIBIA; TORSION;

EID: 0031193954     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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