DETERMINING THE MODULUS OF INTACT BOVINE VERTEBRAL CANCELLOUS BONE TISSUE: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A PROTOCOL

Cancellous, or spongy, bone accounts for nearly 80% of the human skeleton’s internal surface area, despite comprising only 20% of its mass. It is made up of a network of struts and plates that provide lightweight internal support to mammalian bones. In addition, it often serves as the main interfa...

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Main Author: ENGBRETSON, ANDREW CRAIG
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
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Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/5993