Abstract: Scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM) was used in the evaluation of bone remodeling around a cylindrical unicortical defect. SAM is a technique for the nondestructive evaluation of materials, and ...

Abstract: This study evaluates the variations in the acoustic properties of the human femur at ten evenly spaced locations along its length, as well as differences that exist within given transverse ...

Abstract: A parametric study was conducted to compare the resistance to shear force provided by three surgical implantation techniques and three endplate designs for use with a polymeric lumbar intervertebral ...