Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 40, Issue 15 , Pages 3333-3340 , 2007

Validation of a voxel-based FE method for prediction of the uniaxial apparent modulus of human trabecular bone using macroscopic mechanical tests and nanoindentation

,Accepted 3 May 2007.

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PII: S0021-9290(07)00202-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.05.004

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 40, Issue 15 , Pages 3333-3340 , 2007

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