Cortical bone tissue resists fatigue fracture by deceleration and arrest of microcrack growth

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 757-764

  Akkus, Ozan ^a   Rimnac, Clare M ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrest; Cortical bone; Fatigue crack growth rate; Microcrack

Indexed keywords

BONE; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE; MICROCRACKS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; STRESSES;

ETIOLOGY; FATIGUE FRACTURES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS FRACTURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; BONE REMODELING; FEMUR; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0034923156     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(01)00025-2     Document Type: Article

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