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Bone remodeling I: theory of adaptive elasticity

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A thermomechanical continuum theory involving a chemical reaction and mass transfer between two constituents is developed here as a model for bone remodeling. Bone remodeling is a collective term for the continual processes of growth, reinforcement and resorbtion which occur in living bone. The resulting theory describes an elastic material which adapts its structure to applied loading.

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Eine Thermo-mechanische kontinuum Theorie als Modell für die Knochenrekonstrucktion wird entwickelt, die eine chemische Reaktion und einen Massentransport zwischen zwei Komponenten behandelt. Knochenrekonstruktion ist ein Sammelbegriff für die kontinuierlichen Prozesse des Wachsens, der Verstärkung und des Abbaus wie sie im lebenden Knochen auftreten. Die Theorie beschreibt ein elastisches Material, das sich in der Form der Belastung anpasst.

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    Present address: University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio

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Cowin, S.C., Hegedus, D.H. Bone remodeling I: theory of adaptive elasticity. J Elasticity 6, 313–326 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00041724

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