Deformation behaviour and damage accumulation of cortical bone specimens from the equine tibia under cyclic loading

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-189

  Fleck, Claudia ^a,b   Eifler, Dietmar ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortical bone; Cyclic deformation behaviour; Fatigue; Microcracks; Microstructural damage

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC LOADS; HYSTERESIS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DAMAGE MECHANISM;

BONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE GROWTH; BONE INJURY; BONE STRESS; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; HORSE; HYSTERESIS; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIBIA;

ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; FRACTURES, STRESS; HORSES; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0037303889     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00364-0     Document Type: Article

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