Mechanistic fracture criteria for the failure of human cortical bone

Nature Materials

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 164-168

  Nalla, R K ^a   Kinney, J H ^b   Ritchie, R O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL TESTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLASTICITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DOUBLE NOTCH BEND GEOMETRY; FOUR POINT BEND TEST; HUMAN CORTICAL BONE; STRAIN CONTROLLED;

BONE;

ARTICLE; BONE; INJURY; MECHANICAL STRESS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BONE AND BONES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0037362192     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat832     Document Type: Letter

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