Wedge indentation fracture of cortical bone: Experimental data and predictions

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Kasiri, Saeid ^a   Reilly, Ger ^b   Taylor, David ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINE BONE; COMPRESSION AND SHEAR; CORTICAL BONE; CRACK GROWTH; CRITICAL DISTANCE; CUTTING-DIRECTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FAILURE LOAD; HUMAN BONES; INDENTATION FRACTURE; MULTIAXIAL FAILURE; SHARP OBJECTS; SINGLE-VALUE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THEORY OF CRITICAL DISTANCES; WEDGE INDENTATION;

BONE; CRACKS; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESS CONCENTRATION; WELDS;

FRACTURE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION; CORTICAL BONE; COW; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRACTURE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SHEAR STRESS; THEORY; WEDGE INDENTATION FRACTURE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLUNT TRAUMA; CATTLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMUR FRACTURE; HARDNESS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG MODULUS;

BOVINAE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HARDNESS; HARDNESS TESTS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 77955382057     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001883     Document Type: Article

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