SSEH1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ultimate Tensile Strength, Viscoelasticity, Periosteum
SSEH1101: Revision Notes 2
Tensile strength
-varies according to direction of force
COMPRESSION:
Greatest force experienced by bone ~ 800-1100kg recorded in femur
-the force varies:
-direction of force (anisotropic behaviour)
-= (greatest when parallel to shaft’s long axis)
-age and sex
-= (highest in mature males)
Fracture time
= viscoelastic response