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Biomechanics of Vertebral Fracture

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Abstract

This chapter presents our current understanding of the biomechanical behaviour of vertebrae, bone quality, and experimental and computational image-based approaches that have been employed to quantify structural integrity in preclinical models with translation to clinical data sets.

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    Cari M. Whyne Ph.D.

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Whyne, C.M., McLachlin, S., Burke, M., Hardisty, M. (2017). Biomechanics of Vertebral Fracture. In: Manfrè, L. (eds) Vertebral Lesions. New Procedures in Spinal Interventional Neuroradiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52634-8_2

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