Biomechanics of human thoracic ribs

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 100-104

  Yoganandan, N ^a   Pintar, F A ^a  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BONE; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE ANALYSIS;

THORACIC SPINE RIBS; THREE POINT BENDING METHOD;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMAN; RIB;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RIBS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0032006870     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2834288     Document Type: Article

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