The effect of impact on the marrow pressure of long bones in vitro

Intact fresh sheep tibiae were subjected to non-destructive impact loads while maintained in an environment like that encountered in life. Under a maximum load of 2.5 k N, and loading rate of 500N ms-1, marrow pressures no higher than 50 k Pa were recorded. Such low pressures would provide only a tr...

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Published in:	Journal of biomechanics Vol. 16; no. 8; p. 659
Main Author:	Bryant, J D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 1983
Subjects:	Animals Bone Marrow - physiology In Vitro Techniques Physiology - instrumentation Pressure Sheep Tibia - physiology
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Summary:	Intact fresh sheep tibiae were subjected to non-destructive impact loads while maintained in an environment like that encountered in life. Under a maximum load of 2.5 k N, and loading rate of 500N ms-1, marrow pressures no higher than 50 k Pa were recorded. Such low pressures would provide only a trivial amount of hydraulic strengthening, and are consistent with results from other workers carried out at lower rates of loading.
ISSN:	0021-9290
DOI:	10.1016/0021-9290(83)90117-3