Mechanistic aspects of fracture and R-curve behavior in human cortical bone

Biomaterials

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 217-231

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

^a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Bridging; Fracture; Microcracking; R curve; Tomography; Toughening

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CURVE FITTING; FRACTURE; LOADS (FORCES); STRESS CONCENTRATION; TOUGHNESS;

BRIDGING ZONES; CORTICAL BONES;

BONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE REGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DENTIN; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRESS; TIME;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; HARDNESS TESTS; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 2942700208     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.02.017     Document Type: Article

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