Mechanotransduction and the functional response of bone to mechanical strain

RL Duncan, CH Turner - Calcified tissue international, 1995 - Springer
Mechanotransduction plays a crucial role in the physiology of many tissues including bone.
Mechanical loading can inhibit bone resorption and increase bone formation in vivo. In …

Mechanobiology of skeletal regeneration.

DR Carter, GS Beaupré, NJ Giori… - … and Related Research …, 1998 - journals.lww.com
Skeletal regeneration is accomplished by a cascade of biologic processes that may include
differentiation of pluripotential tissue, endochondral ossification, and bone remodeling. It has …

[图书][B] Bone mechanics handbook

SC Cowin - 2001 - taylorfrancis.com
This second edition of the Bone Mechanics Handbook summarizes the current
understanding of bone mechanics with comprehensive coverage of the histology …

Compressive tibiofemoral force during crouch gait

KM Steele, MS DeMers, MH Schwartz, SL Delp - Gait & posture, 2012 - Elsevier
Crouch gait, a common walking pattern in individuals with cerebral palsy, is characterized by
excessive flexion of the hip and knee. Many subjects with crouch gait experience knee pain …

Biomechanics of growth, remodeling, and morphogenesis

LA Taber - 1995 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This review deals with biomechanical aspects of growth (mass change), remodeling
(property change), and morphogenesis (shape change) in living systems. The emphasis is …

Mechanically induced osteogenic differentiation–the role of RhoA, ROCKII and cytoskeletal dynamics

EJ Arnsdorf, P Tummala, RY Kwon… - Journal of cell …, 2009 - journals.biologists.com
Many biochemical factors regulating progenitor cell differentiation have been examined in
detail; however, the role of the local mechanical environment on stem cell fate has only …

The mechanobiology of articular cartilage development and degeneration

DR Carter, GS Beaupré, M Wong… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
The development, maintenance, and destruction of cartilage are regulated by mechanical
factors throughout life. Mechanical cues in the cartilage fetal endoskeleton influence the …

Interpreting the posture and locomotion of Australopithecus afarensis: Where do we stand?

CV Ward - American Journal of Physical Anthropology: The …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Reconstructing the transition to bipedality is key to understanding early hominin evolution.
Because it is the best‐known early hominin species, Australopithecus afarensis forms a …

A concert between biology and biomechanics: the influence of the mechanical environment on bone healing

V Glatt, CH Evans, K Tetsworth - Frontiers in Physiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
In order to achieve consistent and predictable fracture healing, a broad spectrum of growth
factors are required to interact with one another in a highly organized response. Critically …

The effects of exercise on human articular cartilage

F Eckstein, M Hudelmaier, R Putz - Journal of anatomy, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of exercise on articular hyaline articular cartilage have traditionally been
examined in animal models, but until recently little information has been available on human …