New insights into the propagation of fatigue damage in cortical bone using confocal microscopy and chelating fluorochromes

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 81-90

  Zarrinkalam, K H ^a   Kuliwaba, J S ^a,b,d   Martin, R B ^c   Wallwork, M A B ^b   Fazzalari, N L ^a,b  

^a HANSON INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chelating fluorochromes; Confocal microscopy; Conical bone; Crack propagation; Microcracks; Process zone

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; BONE INJURY; BONE MICRODAMAGE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORTICAL BONE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIBIA;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE REMODELING; CATTLE; CHELATING AGENTS; FLUORESCEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, STRESS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SOFTWARE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA; XYLENES;

BOVINAE;

EID: 23044507091     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243860500096206     Document Type: Conference Paper

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