Age-related changes in cortical bone toughness: Initiation vs. propagation

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages 425-426

  Wu, Ping Cheng ^a   Vashishth, Deepak ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Crack propagation; Fracture toughness; Human bone

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DISEASES; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CORTICAL BONE; FEMURS;

BONE;

EID: 0036912265     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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