Experimental and finite element analysis of strains induced by axial tibial compression in young-adult and old female C57Bl/6 mice

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 451-457

  Patel, Tarpit K ^a   Brodt, Michael D ^a   Silva, Matthew J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Bone adaptation; In vivo loading; Mouse tibia; Tibial compression

Indexed keywords

BONE ADAPTATION; COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; CORTICAL THICKNESS; DEFORMATION PATTERN; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; IN-VIVO; MOUSE TIBIA; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS;

AGING OF MATERIALS; BONE; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAMMALS;

STRAIN;

ADULT; AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRESS; C57BL 6 MOUSE; COMPRESSION; CORTICAL THICKNESS (BONE); DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FORCE; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; YOUNG ADULT;

AGING; BONE ADAPTATION; IN VIVO LOADING; MOUSE TIBIA; TIBIAL COMPRESSION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BONE REMODELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAPHYSES; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84891835359     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.10.052     Document Type: Article

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