Development and validation of a series of three-dimensional finite element models of the equine metacarpus

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 737-742

  Les, C M ^a   Keyak, J H ^b   Stover, S M ^a   Taylor, K T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Equine; Finite element; Metacarpus

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYNOMIALS; STRAIN GAGES;

EQUINE METACARPUS;

BONE;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRENGTH; CARPAL BONE; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HORSE; METACARPAL BONE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER;

ANIMALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; METACARPUS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0031194640     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(97)00007-9     Document Type: Article

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