The role of collagen in the declining mechanical properties of aging human cortical bone

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 108-116

  Zioupos, P ^a   Currey, J D ^b   Hamer, A J ^c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging bone; Collagen; Fragility; Stiffness; Strength; Toughness

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BONE; COLLAGEN; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; SHRINKAGE; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HUMAN CORTICAL BONE; SHRINKAGE TEMPERATURE;

BIOMECHANICS;

COLLAGEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRENGTH; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; RIGIDITY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0033135755     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(199905)45:2<108::AID-JBM5>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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