Micromechanical modeling of R-curve behaviors in human cortical bone

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 136-152

  Chan, Kwai S ^a   Nicolella, Daniel P ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age induced embrittlement; Crack density; Fracture risk; Human femur; Microdamage; Porosity; R curve behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRACK TIPS; CRACKS; FRACTURE; POROSITY;

CRACK DENSITY; FRACTURE RISKS; HUMAN FEMORA; MICRO-DAMAGE; R-CURVE BEHAVIOR;

BONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE STRUCTURE; BONE TISSUE; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84872682446     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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