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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"bone mechanics"”.
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Relating cortical bone mechanics to intracortical pore morphology, distribution and remodeling history within the fibula diaphysis
… During aging and osteoporosis, the cortical bone becomes more porous, making it more fragile and susceptible to fractures. The aim of this study was to investigate the intracortical compression-induced strain energy distribution, and determine whether the intracortical pores associated with …
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Multi-scale Assessment of Bone Mechanics and the Mineral Phase of Intramuscular Bone of Atlantic Herring Fish
<p>Bone tissue is a complex composite structure made up of a soft organic phase consisting of collagen I and non-collagenous proteins, and a hard inorganic phase consisting of mineral nanoplatelets. Given it’s compositional properties, bone is a unique stiff, tough, and strong biomaterial, making …
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Validation of Subject Specific Computed Tomography-based Finite Element Models of the Human Proximal Tibia using Full-field Experimental Displacement Measurements from Digital Volume Correlation
… modeling is a computational tool for predicting bone’s response to applied load, and is used by musculoskeletal researchers to better understand bone mechanics and their role in joint health. Decisions made at the modeling stage, such as the method for assigning material properties, can dictate …
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Thermoneutral Housing Did Not Impact the Combined Effects of External Loading and Raloxifene on Bone Morphology and Mechanical Properties in Growing Female Mice
… and increasing the bound water content in the bone matrix in a cell-independent manner. In this thesis, active tissue formation was induced by non-invasive external tibial loading in female mice and combined with raloxifene treatment to assess their combined effect on bone morphology and …
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A finite element study of the human cranium : the impact of morphological variation on biting performance
… between craniofacial morphology and masticatory mechanics using finite element analysis (FEA). Chapter 1 is a literature review of the relevant background: bone mechanics, jaw-elevator muscle anatomy, imaging techniques, FEA and geometric morphometrics.The second, third and fourth chapters …
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Morphological and mechanical analysis of the porous structure of cortical bone
Introduction: Bone is a complex hierarchical material that can be studied at many levels. For diseases like osteoporosis, characterized by bone loss, macro-level tests like DEXA scanning can predict an increased fracture risk, but cannot detect the driving mechanism.As a porous, anisotropic …
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Comparison of a Dynamic Ankle Orthosis to a Walking Boot for Preserving Ankle Joint Motion and Reducing Tibial Bone Load and Strain
… to the offloading effect of the DAO on tibial bone mechanics compared to standard-of-care walking boot using fresh frozen cadaver specimens. Three fresh frozen cadaver legs were placed in a robotic testing platform and dynamically loaded to 900N at a rate of 3.2mm/s in the DAO and walking boot. …