Summary: MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES doi:10.3934/mbe.2012.9.281
AND ENGINEERING
Volume 9, Number 2, April 2012 pp. 281­295
TOWARDS A NEW SPATIAL REPRESENTATION OF
BONE REMODELING
Jason M. Graham and Bruce P. Ayati
Department of Mathematics/Program
in Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242-1419, USA
Prem S. Ramakrishnan and James A. Martin
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
(Communicated by Qing Nie)
Abstract. Irregular bone remodeling is associated with a number of bone dis-
eases such as osteoporosis and multiple myeloma. Computational and mathe-
matical modeling can aid in therapy and treatment as well as understanding
fundamental biology. Different approaches to modeling give insight into dif-

Source: Ayati, Bruce P. - Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa

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