The effects of damage and microcracking on the impact strength of bone

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 337-343

  Reilly, Gwendolen C ^a   Currey, John D ^b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone; Damage; Impact strength; Mechanical; Microcracking

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; CATTLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HUMERUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSION; TIBIA;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CATTLE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMERUS; PLIABILITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BONE; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROCRACKING; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRESS;

IMPACT STRENGTH; TENSILE MICROCRACKING;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 0033622803     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(99)00167-0     Document Type: Article

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