Modeling and simulation of osteoporosis and fracture of trabecular bone by meshless method

International Journal of Engineering Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2-8, 2007, Pages 329-338

  Lee, James D ^a   Chen, Youping ^b   Zeng, Xiaowei ^a   Eskandarian, Azim ^a   Oskard, Morton ^c  

^a George Washington University   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital image data; Fracture; Imaging techniques; Meshless method; Microstructure; Osteoporosis; Trabecular bone

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE;

DIGITAL IMAGE DATA; MESHLESS METHOD; OSTEOPOROSIS; TRABECULAR BONE;

DISEASES;

EID: 34547120449     PISSN: 00207225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijengsci.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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