Browsing School of Engineering by Author "O'Brien, Fergal Joseph"

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    • Microcracks and the fatigue behaviour of compact bone 

      O'Brien, Fergal Joseph (Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 2001)
      Microcracking in bone acts as a stimulus for bone remodelling, contributes to the loss of bone quality in osteoporosis and is thought to play a major role in both fragility and stress fractures. This study seeks to refine ...