Mineral and collagen fiber orientation in human secondary osteons

Frasca, Peter; Harper, Richard A.; Katz, J. Lawrence

Affiliations

¹Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa 19101, USA

²Laboratory for Crystallographic Biophysics, Department of Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA

Abstract

Scanning electron microscopy and x-ray micro-diffraction studies were conducted on single isolated osteons appearing "bright," "dark" and "intermediate" under crossed polaroids and the orientations of collagen fibers and crystallites zcithin them determined.

Links

DOI: 10.1177/00220345780570032201

PubMed: 277558

WoS: A1978FN05800022

History

Received: 197707-26

Accepted: 1977-10-25

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