An investigation of the microscopic mechanism of fracture and healing processes in cortical bone

International Journal of Damage Mechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 491-502

  Deng, Q ^a   Chen, Y ^a   Lee, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b The George Washington University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cement line; Meshfree; Microcrack propagation; Multiscale; Osteon

Indexed keywords

CEMENT LINE; CORTICAL BONE; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEALING PROCESS; INTERSTITIAL BONE; LINEAR ELASTIC THEORY; MESH-FREE METHOD; MESHFREE; MICROSCOPIC MECHANISMS; MULTISCALE; MULTISCALE FIELD THEORY; NONLOCAL; OSTEON; PROTECTIVE BARRIER;

BONE; CEMENTS; CRACK PROPAGATION; MICROCRACKS;

BONE CEMENT;

EID: 67649850582     PISSN: 10567895     EISSN: 15307921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056789508096563     Document Type: Article

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