Multiscale computational and experimental approaches to elucidate bone and ligament mechanobiology using the ulna-radius-interosseous membrane construct as a model system

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 363-378

  Knothe Tate, M L ^a,b   Tami, A E ^a   Netrebko, P ^a   Milz, S ^c   Docheva, D ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone; interosseous membrane; ligament; mechanobiology; molecular transport; multiscale modeling; tissue mechanics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; LIGAMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIUS; RAT; REVIEW; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ULNA; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; LIGAMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIUS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULNA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84873963055     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/THC-2012-0686     Document Type: Article

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