From mechanical stimulus to bone formation: A review

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2015

Authors

Natacha Rosa (Author) Other; Ricardo Simões (Author) Other; Fernão D. Magalhães (Author) FEUP; António Torres Marques (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Medical Engineering & Physics

Vol. 37 No. 8

Pages: 719-728

ISSN: 1350-4533

Publisher: Elsevier

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Associated Projects

LEPABE - Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00G-EEC

DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2015.05.015

Abstract (EN): Bone is a remarkable tissue that can respond to external stimuli. The importance of mechanical forces on the mass and structural development of bone has long been accepted. This adaptation behaviour is very complex and involves multidisciplinary concepts, and significant progress has recently been made in understanding this process. In this review, we describe the state of the art studies in this area and highlight current insights while simultaneously clarifying some basic yet essential topics related to the origin of mechanical stimulus in bone, the biomechanisms associated with mechanotransduction, the nature of physiological bone stimuli and the test systems most commonly used to study the mechanical stimulation of bone.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10