Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 32, Issue 9 , Pages 991-997 , November 2010

Fracture toughness and compressive properties of cancellous bone at the head of the femur and relationships to non-invasive skeletal assessment measurements

  • R.B. Cook

      Affiliations

    • nCATS, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
    • ,
  • C. Curwen

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK
    • ,
  • T. Tasker

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK
    • ,
  • P. Zioupos

      Affiliations

    • Biomechanics Laboratories, Cranfield University, Shrivenham SN6 8LA, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 (0) 1793 785932; fax: +44 (0) 1793 783076.

Received 15 March 2010 ,Revised 21 June 2010 ,Accepted 25 June 2010.

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PII: S1350-4533(10)00141-4

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.06.014

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 32, Issue 9 , Pages 991-997 , November 2010

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