Microdamage caused by fatigue loading in human cancellous bone: relationship to reductions in bone biomechanical performance.

Vertebral fractures associated with osteoporosis are often the result of tissue damage accumulated over time. Microscopic tissue damage (microdamage) generated in vivo is believed to be a mechanically relevant aspect of bone quality that may contribute to fracture risk. Although the presence of micr...

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Main Authors: Floor M Lambers, Amanda R Bouman, Clare M Rimnac, Christopher J Hernandez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3875472?pdf=render