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Table 2 Summary of mechanical properties obtained from Li & Aspden's study

From: Compressive properties of commercially available polyurethane foams as mechanical models for osteoporotic human cancellous bone

Material Property

OP Bone

Normal Bone

E (MPa)

247

310

 

50 – 410

40 – 460

Yield strength (MPa)

2.5

3.3

 

0.6 – 5.8

0.4 – 9.0

Energy absorbed to yield (kJ.m-3)

16.3

21.8

 

2 – 52

2 – 90

  1. Median values and approximate ranges of the 5% – 95% confidence limits from Li & Aspden's study on the mechanical properties of human cancellous bone specimens (diameter: 9 mm, mean cylinder length: 7.7 mm) from OP femoral heads [14].
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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