The global impact of sutures assessed in a finite element model of a macaque cranium

Anatomical Record

Volumn 293, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1477-1491

  Wang, Qian ^a   Smith, Amanda L ^b   Strait, David S ^b   Wright, Barth W ^c   Richmond, Brian G ^d,e   Grosse, Ian R ^f   Byron, Craig D ^g   Zapata, Uriel ^a,h  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c KANSAS CITY UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND BIOSCIENCES   (United States)

^d THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^f University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^g MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSIDAD EAFIT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Bone biomechanics; Elastic properties; Static loading; Structural stiffness; Suture fusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRUCTURE; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INCISOR; KINEMATICS; MACACA; MOLAR TOOTH; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; OSSIFICATION; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; SKULL SUTURE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CRANIAL SUTURE; MALE; MASTICATION; YOUNG MODULUS;

PRIMATES;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BITE FORCE; CRANIAL SUTURES; ELASTIC MODULUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MACACA; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC;

EID: 77956568830     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.21203     Document Type: Article

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