Bone compressive strength: the influence of density and strain rate

Science. 1976 Dec 10;194(4270):1174-6. doi: 10.1126/science.996549.

Abstract

The compressive strength of bone is proportional to the square of the apparent density and to the strain rate raised to the 0.06 power. This relationship is applicable to trabecular and compact bone, and provides clinical guidelines for predicting bone strength on the basis of x-ray and densitometric examination.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bone Marrow
  • Bone and Bones / anatomy & histology
  • Bone and Bones / physiology*
  • Cattle
  • Humans
  • Stress, Mechanical