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Significant deterioration in nanomechanical quality occurs through incomplete extrafibrillar mineralization in rachitic bone: evidence from in-situ synchrotron X-ray scattering and backscattered electron imaging.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Apr 2012
Karunaratne Angelo, Esapa Christopher R, Hiller Jennifer, Boyde Alan, Head Rosie, Bassett J H Duncan, Terrill Nicholas J, Williams Graham R, Brown Matthew A, Croucher Peter I, Brown Steve D M, Cox Roger D, Barber Asa H, Thakker Rajesh V, Gupta Himadri S
Abstract excerpt
Bone diseases such as rickets and osteoporosis cause significant reduction in bone quantity and quality, which leads to mechanical abnormalities. However, the precise ultrastructural mechanism by which altered bone quality affects mechanical properties is not clearly understood. Here we demonstrate the functional link between altered bone quality (reduced mineralization) and abnormal fibrillar-level mechanics...
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