Whole-bone mechanics: 'The best is the enemy of the good'

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-2

  Currey, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; BONE STRUCTURE; EDITORIAL; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; TRABECULAR BONE;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY;

EID: 44549084340     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.10.010     Document Type: Editorial

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