A fracture mechanics and mechanistic approach to the failure of cortical bone

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 345-371

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Crack bridging; Fatigue; Fracture; Microcracking; Toughening

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROCRACKING; TOUGHENING;

CORTICAL BONE; CRACK BRIDGING; FATIGUE PROPERTIES;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 15944372665     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2005.00878.x     Document Type: Review

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