Tensile strength of bovine trabecular bone

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Kaplan, Saul J.¹; Hayes, Wilson C.¹; Stone, John L.¹; Beaupré, Gary S.²

Tensile strength of bovine trabecular bone

J Biomech. 1985;18(9):723-727

Affiliations

¹Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Charles A. Dana Research Institute, Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston. MA, U.S.A.

²Rehabilitation Research and Development Center, Veterans Administation Medical Center, 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto. CA 94304. U.S.A.
Abstract

Data on the tensile and compressive properties of trabecular bone are needed to define input parameters and failure criteria for modeling total joint replacements. To help resolve differences in reports comparing tensile and compressive properties of trabecular bone, we have developed new methods, based on porous foam technology, for tensile testing of fresh/frozen trabecular bone specimens. Using bovine trabecular bone from an isotropic region from the proximal humerus as a model material, we measured ultimate strengths in tension and compression for two groups of 24 specimens each. The average ultimate strength in tension was 7.6 ± 2.2 (95% C.I.) MPa and in compression was 12.4 ± 3.2 MPa. This difference was statistically significant (p = 0.013) and was not related to density differences between the test groups (p = 0.28). Strength was related by a power-law function of the local apparent density, but, even accounting for density influences, isotropic bovine trabecular bone exhibits significantly lower strengths in tension than in compression.
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DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(85)90027-2

PubMed: 4077868

WoS: A1985ATG8500009

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