Long-term torsional creep in compact bone.
Bovine bone specimens loaded in torsion for periods of time exceeding one month exhibit pronounced time-dependent effects. The final strain exceeded the initial strain by a factor of more than four in some cases. Creep failure was observed in two cases. The effects are not attributable to prolonged immersion in Ringer's solution.
D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000502:physiology*; D002417:Cattle; D004548:Elasticity; D012399:Rotation; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013718:Tensile Strength; D013997:Time Factors