How well are bones designed to resist fracture?

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 591-598

  Currey, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone; Design; Fracture; Stiffness; Weight

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FALLING; FRACTURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0042807480     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2003.18.4.591     Document Type: Review

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