Microstructural elasticity and regional heterogeneity in human femoral bone of various ages examined by nano-indentation

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 189-198

  Rho, J Y ^a   Zioupos, P ^b   Currey, J D ^c   Pharr, G M ^d,e  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Interstitial bone; Nano indentation; Secondary osteons

Indexed keywords

BONE; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; HISTOLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURE;

NANO-INDENTATION;

BIOMECHANICS;

AGE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MATRIX; BONE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR HEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ELASTICITY; FEMUR; HAVERSIAN SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036138489     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(01)00199-3     Document Type: Article

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