Comparison of the structure and mechanical properties of bovine femur bone and antler of the North American elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis)

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 693-706

  Chen, P Y ^a   Stokes, A G ^a   McKittrick, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antler; Bone; Deformation; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BENDING TESTS; BONE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MAMMALS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS;

'DRY' [; ANTLER; ANTLER BONES; BEND STRENGTH; CANCELLOUS BONE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; COMPACT BONE; MINERAL CONTENT; NORTH AMERICAN; OSTEONS;

DEFORMATION;

APATITE; CALCIUM; COLLAGEN TYPE 1;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRUCTURE; CANCELLOUS BONE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; COW; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FEMUR; FRACTURE; HORN; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED DEER; SHEAR STRESS; SPECIES COMPARISON; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; YOUNG MODULUS;

BOVINAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS CANADENSIS;

EID: 57849114725     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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