Abstract: The fatigue strength of bovine cortical bone is shown to increase with stress frequency. An analytical model provides an excellent correlation of the data and indicates that the effect of ...

Abstract: The relative functions of spinal elements in resisting P-A shear stress are determined from measurements of force and displacement. The response of intact, enucleate and degenerate disks are ...

Abstract: The kinematics of the human knee joint and the strain of the ligaments as a function of flexion are determined analytically and experimentally. The experimental results were obtained in 13 ...

Abstract: An analytical model is developed to describe gas-jet driven two-phase vortex flow. Utilizing experimental data, the model is used to calculate the velocity distributions of the two phases within ...

Abstract: A viscoelastic model of the shear response of the Rhesus monkey intervertebral disk, represented by a series chain of four Kelvin units is presented. Two types of investigations are carried ...

Abstract: A practical technique was developed for in vivo determinations of the mechanical properties of canine left ventricle. A “quick stretch” was accomplished by rapid injection of isotonic saline ...