How morphology predicts mechanical properties of trabecular structures depends on intra-specimen trabecular thickness variations

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1191-1197

  Van Lenthe, G H ^a   Huiskes, R ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Mechanical properties; Morphology; Trabecular bone; Trabecular thickness

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BONE; LOADING; STIFFNESS;

TRABECULAR STRUCTURES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EVALUATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HYPOTHESIS; LOADING TEST; MORPHOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRABECULAR BONE;

EID: 0036345803     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00081-7     Document Type: Article

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