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Plastics and metals for the repair or partial replacement of bones have been studied
quite intensively in terms of their behaviour in the human body. Bone itself seems
to have received less attention because of the large number of parameters which must
be taken into consideration when trying to specify a problem for investigation. The
present paper analytically reviews the present-day state of knowledge of bone as an
engineering material. The concept of bone being a two-phase composite material is
described and its anisotropic character stressed. The mechanism of fracture of bone
at different straining rates is discussed. Finally, points to be observed in osteosynthetic
procedures are enumerated.
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