Microcracks in compact bone: A three-dimensional view

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-124

  Mohsin, Sahar ^a,c   O'brien, F J ^a,b   Lee, T C ^a,b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bone quality; Computer reconstruction; Epifluorescence microscopy; Fatigue damage; Longitudinal sections

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; BONE TISSUE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FLUOROCHROME STAINING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROCRACK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SHEEP; STRESS FRACTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE PREPARATION; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MODELS, ANIMAL; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33747344560     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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