In silico biology of bone modelling and remodelling: Regeneration

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 367, Issue 1895, 2009, Pages 2031-2053

  Geris, L ^a   Sloten, J Vander ^a   Van Oosterwyck, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bone regeneration; Mechanobiology; Modelling

Indexed keywords

BONE; CEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RESEARCH;

ADDED VALUES; BONE REGENERATION; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; GROWTH FACTOR; HEALING PROCESS; IMPLANT PLACEMENT; IN-SILICO; LENGTH SCALE; MECHANICAL ENVIRONMENT; MECHANICAL STIMULUS; MECHANOBIOLOGY; MODELLING; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; REGENERATION PROCESS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BONE REMODELING; REGENERATION; REVIEW;

BONE REMODELING; REGENERATION;

EID: 67149143259     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2008.0293     Document Type: Review

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