The importance of mechanical loading in bone biology and medicine

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-53

  Martin, R Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone remodeling; Bone volume; Evolution; Mechanostat; Microdamage

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE METABOLISM; BONE REMODELING; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; BONE STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOCYTE; OSTEOLYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DISEASES; BONE REMODELING; HUMANS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34248398803     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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