The influence of collagen fiber orientation and other histocompositional characteristics on the mechanical properties of equine cortical bone

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 3025-3042

  Skedros, John G ^a,b   Dayton, Michael R ^c   Sybrowsky, Christian L ^a,b   Bloebaum, Roy D ^b   Bachus, Kent N ^d  

^a Utah Bone & Joint Center   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mechanical properties; Collagen fiber orientation; Cortical bone; Equine third metacarpal; Osteon

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; FORELIMB; HORSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; COLLAGEN; FORELIMB; HORSES;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33748433509     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02304     Document Type: Article

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