Measuring bone stiffness using spherical indentation.

Measuring bone stiffness using spherical indentation.

<h4>Objectives</h4>Bone material properties are a major determinant of bone health in older age, both in terms of fracture risk and implant fixation, in orthopaedics and dentistry. Bone is an anisotropic and hierarchical material so its measured material properties depend upon the scale...

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Main Authors: Oliver R Boughton, Shaocheng Ma, Sarah Zhao, Matthew Arnold, Angus Lewis, Ulrich Hansen, Justin P Cobb, Finn Giuliani, Richard L Abel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200475

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