title: The mechanical strength of bones in torsion application to human tibiae.
abstract: How strong is a long bone in torsion? The principle of mechanical engineering of torsion on a beam is applied to the cylindrical tube model of a bone. The deformation and the strength of the tube are calculated. The calculated strength is about twice that of a real, not circular bone (human tibia) with the same cross-sectional area.
authors.affiliation: AO Research Institute, Davos Platz.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cordey
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grütter
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johner
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D013977:Tibia / Q000502:physiology*; D019415:Torque; D014102:Torsion Abnormality