Microindentation on cortical human bone: Effects of tissue condition and indentation location on hardness values

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 223, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 913-918

  Zwierzak, I ^a   Baleani, M ^a   Viceconti, M ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortical bone; Hardness; Micro indentation; Tissue condition

Indexed keywords

APPLIED LOADS; CORTICAL BONE; CORTICAL TISSUES; HARDNESS VALUES; HUMAN BONES; HUMAN CORTICAL BONE; MICRO-INDENTATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OSTEONS; WET TISSUES; MICRO INDENTATION;

BONE; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; INDENTATION; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING; HARDNESS; VICKERS HARDNESS;

VICKERS HARDNESS; TISSUE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMUR; HARDNESS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMUR; HARDNESS; HARDNESS TESTS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 70349459859     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM634     Document Type: Conference Paper

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