Relevance of collagen piezoelectricity to "Wolff's Law": A critical review

According to “Wolff's Law”, bone is deposited and reinforced at areas of greatest stress. From a clinical perspective, this “law” is supported by the strong association between bone density and physical activity. From a mechanistic standpoint, however, the law presents a challenge to scientists...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ahn, Andrew C., Grodzinsky, Alan J.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Biomedical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66591
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4942-3456