Trabecular bone elastic properties

Van Rietbergen, B., Weinans, H, Huiskes, R., and Odgaard, A. (1995), A new method to determine trabecular bone elastic properties and loading using micromechanical finite element models, J. Biomech. 28(1) 69-81. 

C. Hellmich et al Can the diverse elastic properties of trabecular and cortical bone be attributed to only a few tissue-independent phase properties and their interactions Biomech. Model. Mechanobio. 2, 219-238 (2004)... 

As stated earlier, this chapter has concentrated on the elastic and viscoelastic properties of compact cortical bone and the elastic properties of trabecular bone. At present there is considerable research activity on the fracture properties of the bone. Professor William Bonheld and his associates at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London and Professor Dwight Davy and his colleagues at Case Western Reserve University are among those who publish regularly in this area. Review of the literature is necessary in order to become acquainted with the state of bone fracture mechanics. 

Turner C.H., Rho, I.Y., Takano Y, Tsui T.Y., and Pharr, G.M. 1999. The elastic properties of trabecular and cortical bone tissues are srmular results from two microscopic measurement techniques. J. Biomech. 32 437. 

Tissue Properties. The properties of human tissues when the body is considered a linear, passive mechanical system are summarized in Table 10.1 (von Gierke et al., 2002 Goldstein et al., 1993). The values shown for soft tissues are typical of muscle tissue, while those for bone depend on the structure of the specific bone. Cortical bone is the dominant constituent of the long bones (e.g., femiu, tibia), while trabecular bone, which is more elastic and energy absorbent, is the dominant constituent of the vertebrae. The shear viscosity and bulk elasticity of soft tissue are from a model for the response in vivo of a human thigh to the vibration of a small-diameter piston (von Gierke et al., 1952)... 

Compressive loading of human trabecular bone specimens loaded at low strain rates (< 1.0/sec) and taken from a range of anatomic sites. Originally reported dry densities have been converted to wet densities, t Ultrasound was used to measure the elastic properties, ft Specimens oriented along femoral neck axis. 

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