THE EFFECTS OF AGING AND CHANGES IN MINERAL-CONTENT IN DEGRADING THE TOUGHNESS OF HUMAN FEMORA

Authors
CURREY JD BREAR K ZIOUPOS P
Citation
Jd. Currey et al., THE EFFECTS OF AGING AND CHANGES IN MINERAL-CONTENT IN DEGRADING THE TOUGHNESS OF HUMAN FEMORA, Journal of biomechanics, 29(2), 1996, pp. 257-260
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Biomedical",Biophysics
Journal title
Journal of biomechanics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219290
Volume
29
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
257 - 260
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9290(1996)29:2<257:TEOAAC>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Static toughness and impact strength of human cortical bone decline wi th age. This decline is strongly associated with an increase in the as h content of the bones but other factors, associated with age, are pro bably also responsible for the degradation of the bones' mechanical pr operties.