Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 8 , Pages 1401-1409 , 2006

Failure strength of the bovine caudal disc under internal hydrostatic pressure

  • Helio Schechtman

      Affiliations

    • Programa de Computação Científica, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Peter A. Robertson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Neil D. Broom

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +649373759988974; fax: +6493737463

,Accepted 13 April 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.04.018

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 8 , Pages 1401-1409 , 2006

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