Structural properties of fourth-generation composite femurs and tibias

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 3282-3284

  Heiner, Anneliese D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Biomechanics; Femur; Structural properties; Tibia

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITE BONES; COMPOSITE FEMURS; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES; CORTICAL BONES; FATIGUE RESISTANCES; FEMUR; LONGITUDINAL STRAINS; MOISTURE RESISTANCES; NATURAL BONES; SET-UPS; STIFFNESS TESTS; THERMAL STABILITIES; TIBIA; TORSIONAL LOADINGS;

BONE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; DIAPHYSIS; FEMUR; FRACTURE; GEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR; HUMANS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA;

EID: 55549145079     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.08.013     Document Type: Article

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