Differences in the degree of bone tissue mineralization account for little of the differences in tissue elastic properties

Zebaze, Roger M DJones, AnthonyPandy, Marcus GKnackstedt, MarkSeeman, Ego2015-12-108756-3282http://hdl.handle.net/1885/59443Mini-abstract: Study of postmortem samples of cortical bone from the trochanters of 12 Caucasian females revealed that tissue mineral density (TMD) and tissue elastic modulus correlate weakly within and between individuals. Other material properties needKeywords: adult; aged; article; bone density; bone mineralization; bone strength; bone tissue; Caucasian; cortical bone; elastic tissue; female; femur; hardness; human; human tissue; prediction; quantitative analysis; Young modulus; Bone and Bones; Calcification, P Bone quality; Tissue elastic modulus; Tissue mineral densityDifferences in the degree of bone tissue mineralization account for little of the differences in tissue elastic properties201110.1016/j.bone.2011.02.0232016-02-24