Ultrasonic determination of the elastic modulus of human cortical bone

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-56

  Hunt, K D ^a   Dean O'Loughlin, V ^a   Fitting, D W ^b   Adler, L ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Femur; Race; Sex; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

CORTICAL BONES;

BONE;

FORMALDEHYDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; TIBIA; ULTRASOUND; YOUNG MODULUS;

AGE FACTORS; BONE AND BONES; ELASTICITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMUR; HUMANS; SEX FACTORS; TIBIA;

EID: 6844242337     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02522857     Document Type: Article

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