title: Biomechanical issues in bone transplantation.
abstract: Because the biomechanical competence of the graft is a central issue, many research studies of bone grafts include a biomechanical component. The biomechanical evaluation serves as a bottom-line measure of the experimental outcome in which some measure of mechanical performance is compared among treatment groups. This article considers the biomechanics of grafts in the context of this experimental work and focuses on three issues: (1) the interplay between biology and biomechanics of grafts, (2) the effects of treatment choices on biomechanical properties, and (3) model factors that may influence biomechanical performance.
authors.affiliation: Professor and Director, Orthopaedic Engineering Laboratories, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. dtd@po.cwru.edu
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Davy
mesh_terms: D001695:Biology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000737:chemistry; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014021:Tissue Preservation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes