Authors' response to "comments on 'measurement of the microstructural fracture toughness of cortical bone using indentation fracture'"

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2602-2603

  Mullins, L P ^a   Bruzzi, M S ^a   McHugh, P E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; BONE STRUCTURE; CALCULATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORTICAL BONE; FRACTURE; HARDNESS; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG MODULUS;

FRACTURES, BONE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 48149100235     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.05.029     Document Type: Letter

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