Increased calcium content and inhomogeneity of mineralization render bone toughness in osteoporosis: Mineralization, morphology and biomechanics of human single trabeculae

Bone

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1034-1043

  Busse, Björn ^a,b   Hahn, Michael ^a   Soltau, Markus ^a   Zustin, Jozef ^a   Püschel, Klaus ^a   Duda, Georg N ^b   Amling, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone histomorphometry; Bone mineralization; Materials testing; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE EROSION; BONE FRAGILITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; BONE STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC CREST; MORPHOMETRICS; OSTEOPOROSIS; SHEAR STRESS; THORACIC SPINE; TRABECULAR BONE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; YOUNG MODULUS;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; OSTEOPOROSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 70350212810     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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