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Change in the mechanical properties of human compact bone tissue upon aging

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The ultimate tensile strength σz, elastic modulus E, maximum deformation ɛ, and Brinell hardness HB of human compact bone tissue were determined. The contents of the minerals calcium and phosphorus, nitrogen, and water (relative to mass and volume), as well as the density were studied in the same bone samples. It was found that all the characteristics studied changed with increasing age. It is emphasized that various types of destructive mechanisms are characteristics of different ages.

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Regional Hospital, Burg, German Democratic Republic. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 4, pp. 659–663, July–August, 1975.

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Vinz, H. Change in the mechanical properties of human compact bone tissue upon aging. Polymer Mechanics 11, 568–571 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00856785

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