Bone size and mechanics at the femoral diaphysis across age and sex

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1101-1110

  Stein, M S ^a,c   Thomas, C D L ^b   Feik, S A ^a   Wark, J D ^a   Clement, J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Age; Bone; Mechanics; Size; Stress

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; STRESSES;

BONE GEOMETRY; FEMORAL DIAPHYSIS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MASS; CORTICAL BONE; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLIABILITY; ROTATION; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0032442899     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(98)00127-4     Document Type: Article

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