Six months of disuse during hibernation does not increase intracortical porosity or decrease cortical bone geometry, strength, or mineralization in black bear (Ursus americanus) femurs

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1378-1383

  McGee Lawrence, Meghan E ^a   Wojda, Samantha J ^a   Barlow, Lindsay N ^a   Drummer, Thomas D ^b   Bunnell, Kevin ^c   Auger, Janene ^d   Black, Hal L ^d   Donahue, Seth W ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Cortical bone; Disuse osteoporosis; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED; ASH FRACTION; BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS; BLACK BEAR; BODY MASS; BONE FORMATION; BONE FRACTURE; BONE LOSS; BONE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BONE STRUCTURE; CORTICAL BONE; DISUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; GEOMETRICAL PROPERTY; LARGE GROUPS; MINERAL CONTENT; SMALL SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL POWER;

FRACTURE; GEOMETRY; MAMMALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MINERALS; MINING; POROSITY; SILICATE MINERALS;

BONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEAR; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; BONE MINERAL; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR; GEOMETRY; HIBERNATION; MALE; MINERAL DUST; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPRING; URSUS AMERICANUS;

AGING; ANIMALS; AWARDS AND PRIZES; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE REMODELING; FEMALE; FEMUR; HIBERNATION; MALE; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS; URSIDAE;

EID: 67649871208     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.11.039     Document Type: Article

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