Function-Orientated structural analysis of the proximal human femur

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 190, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 247-255

  Skuban, Tobias P ^a   Vogel, Tobias ^b   Baur Melnyk, Andrea ^a   Jansson, Volkmar ^a   Heimkes, Bernhard ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Compressive stress; Femur, proximal; Tensile forces; Trabecular system; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRUCTURE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EPIPHYSEAL CARTILAGE; EPIPHYSIS; FEMUR HEAD; GREATER TROCHANTER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRABECULAR BONE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; EPIPHYSES; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 70350336724     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000210065     Document Type: Article

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