Mechanical properties and the hierarchical structure of bone

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 92-102

  Rho, Jae Young ^a   Kuhn Spearing, Liisa ^b   Zioupos, Peter ^c  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancellous bone; Cortical bone; Hierarchical organization; Material properties; Mechanical properties; Structural properties

Indexed keywords

BONE; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CANCELLOUS BONE; CORTICAL BONE; HIERARCHICAL BONE STRUCTURE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; CANCELLOUS BONE; CORTICAL BONE; HAVERSIAN CANAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; HUMANS;

EID: 0032029664     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4533(98)00007-1     Document Type: Article

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