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18977164

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
The mechanical performance of bone is of paramount importance for the quality of life we experience. The structural integrity of bone, its hierarchical structure, organisation and its physicochemical constitution, all influence its ability to withstand loads, such as those seen occasionally in everyday life loading scenarios, which are either above the norm, prolonged, or repetitive. The present review explores three interconnected areas of research where significant progress has been made lately: (i) The recorded mechanical behaviour of bone and the way it fails; (ii) the inner architecture, organisational, hierarchical structure of bone tissue; and (iii) the bone properties at the micro/nanostructural and biophysical level. Exercising a line of thought along a structure/function based argument we advance from 'how' bone fractures to 'why' it fractures, and we seek to obtain a fresh insight in this field.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1350-4533
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1209-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Fracture of bone tissue: The 'hows' and the 'whys'.
pubmed:affiliation
Biomaterials Department, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't