Age dependent mechanical properties of the infant porcine parietal bone and a correlation to the human

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Baumer, Timothy G ^a   Powell, Brian J ^a   Fenton, Todd W ^b   Haut, Roger C ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human; Infant; Mechanical properties; Parietal bone; Porcine; Suture

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INFANT; PARIETAL BONE; PORCINE; SUTURE;

BIOMECHANICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STIFFNESS;

BONE;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; RIGIDITY; SKULL; STRESS; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUTURE; SWINE; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRANIAL SUTURE; HISTOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRANIAL SUTURES; HUMANS; INFANT; PARIETAL BONE; SKULL; SUTURES; SWINE;

EID: 77954334204     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000081     Document Type: Article

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