Effect of aging on the transverse toughness of human cortical bone: Evaluation by R-curves

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1504-1513

  Koester, K J ^a,b,c   Barth, H D ^a,b   Ritchie, R O ^a,b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   (United States)

^c Advanced Bionics   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cortical bone; Fracture toughness; R curves; Transverse orientation

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; AGE-RELATED; AGE-RELATED DETERIORATION; BONE FRACTURE; CEMENT LINE; CORTICAL BONE; CRACK DEFLECTIONS; CRACK EXTENSION; CRACK PATHS; CRACK-GROWTH RESISTANCE; EX-VIVO; HUMAN BONES; HUMAN CORTICAL BONE; LIFE EXPECTANCIES; R-CURVES; TOUGHNESS PROPERTIES; TRANSVERSE DIRECTIONS; TRANSVERSE ORIENTATION;

BONE; BONE CEMENT; CRACKS; FRACTURE;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CORTICAL BONE; DETERIORATION; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOUGHNESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79960566278     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.05.020     Document Type: Article

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