Relating crack-tip deformation to mineralization and fracture resistance in human femur cortical bone

Bone

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 427-434

  Chan, Kwai S ^a   Chan, Candace K ^b   Nicolella, Daniel P ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone quality; Cortical bone; Crack deflection; Fracture toughness; Mineralization

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON; SODIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE STRESS; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DONOR; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POROSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; WEIGHT BEARING; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CALCIUM; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON; ZINC;

EID: 67949086551     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.01.468     Document Type: Article

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