Functional dependence of cancellous bone shear properties on trabecular microstructure evaluated using time-lapsed micro-computed tomographic imaging and torsion testing

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1667-1674

  Nazarian, Ara ^a,b   Meier, Diego ^a,b   Müller, Ralph ^a,b   Snyder, Brian D ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancellous bone; Micro computed tomography; Shear properties; Torsion testing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CANCELLOUS BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TORQUE; TORSION; TRABECULAR BONE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; ELASTIC MODULUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; ROTATION; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORQUE; WHALES;

EID: 72049096170     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20931     Document Type: Article

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