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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/30318| Title: | Rib morphology |
| Authors: | Casha, Aaron Manche, Alexander Gauci, Marilyn Schembri-Wismayer, Pierre Camilleri-Podesta, Marie Therese Duca, Edward Gatt, Ruben Grima, Joseph N. |
| Keywords: | Ribs Finite element method Biomechanics |
| Issue Date: | 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta. Faculty of Medicine & Surgery |
| Citation: | Casha, A., Manche, A., Gauci, M., Schembri-Wismayer, P., Camilleri-Podesta, M. T., Duca, E.,...Grima, J. N. (2012). Rib morphology. Malta Medical Journal, 24(Supplement), 69. |
| Abstract: | Human ribs are angulated. There are changes in rib angulation that occur with body growth. Rib angulation was correlated with the vectors of chest wall forces estimated by an ellipsoid biomechanical model using finite element analysis. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/30318 |
| ISSN: | 18133339 |
| Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 24, Issue Supplement MMJ, Volume 24, Supplement Scholarly Works - FacEduMSE |
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