Tissue strain amplification at the osteocyte lacuna: A microstructural finite element analysis

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2199-2206

  Rath Bonivtch, Amber ^a   Bonewald, Lynda F ^b   Nicolella, Daniel P ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Finite element model; Lacuna; Osteocyte; Tissue strain

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

MAXIMUM STRAIN; OSTEOCYTE LACUNA; TISSUE THICKNESSES;

BONE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BONE LACUNA; BONE TISSUE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CORTICAL BONE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; OSTEOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSTEOCYTES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34250808995     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.10.040     Document Type: Article

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