Biorheology · 1964 · 183 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesMaterials ScienceOrthopedic SurgeryBiomechanicsOrthopedic BiomechanicsStructural MaterialsBone BiomechanicsBone MechanicsBone TissueCementitious MaterialsMechanical PropertiesMechanical Properties Of BiomaterialsBar ModelsBone Material PropertiesBone Matrix Mechanical PropertiesBone Mechanical PropertiesBone StrengthMaterial Characterization Of BoneMechanical Properties Of BioceramicsReinforced Concrete
1. The mechanical properties of bone are described. It is shown that these properties are not explicable on the assumption that the apatite and the collagen of bone are acting as a compound bar, such as reinforced concrete. 2. Knese ’s hypothesis tha