Human Osteology and Bone Mechanics

  1. Microdamage and Fatigue
    1. Microdamage Formation
      1. Microcrack Initiation
        1. Crack Propagation
          1. Damage Accumulation
          2. Types of Microdamage
            1. Linear Microcracks
              1. Diffuse Damage
                1. Cross-Hatched Patterns
                2. Fatigue Behavior
                  1. Fatigue Life
                    1. S-N Curves
                      1. Crack Growth Rates
                      2. Repair Mechanisms
                        1. Targeted Remodeling
                          1. Microcrack Healing
                            1. Cellular Responses to Damage
                            2. Clinical Implications
                              1. Stress Fractures

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