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Observations of microdamage around osteocyte lacunae in bone
被引:85
|作者:
Reilly, GC
[1
]
机构:
[1] Milton S Hershey Med Ctr, Dept Orthopaed & Rehabil, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
基金:
英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会;
关键词:
microdamage;
confocal microscopy;
cortical bone;
strain;
osteocyte lacunae;
D O I:
10.1016/S0021-9290(00)00090-7
中图分类号:
Q6 [生物物理学];
学科分类号:
071011 ;
摘要:
Tensile microdamage was examined using laser scanning confocal microscopy in beam specimens of bovine, equine and human long bones loaded in vitro and whole specimens of rat ulnae loaded in vivo. Microcracks were observed to initiate frequently at osteocyte lacunae. The implication is that osteocyte lacunae act as stress concentrating features in bone. This association provides a potential mechanism for the detection of strain and/or damage by osteocytes in bone. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1131 / 1134
页数:4
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