Connective Tissue Research • Vol 60 • No 4
Estimation of the elastic modulus of child cortical bone specimens via microindentation
January 2019 • Marie Semaan, Elie G. Karam, Cécile Baron, Martine Pithioux
<b>Purpose</b>: Non-pathological child cortical bone (NPCCB) studies can provide clinicians with vital information and insights. However, assessing the anisotropic elastic properties of NPCCB remains a challenge for the biomechanical engineering community. For the first time, this paper provides elastic moduli values for NPCCB specimens in two perpendicular directions (longitudinal and transverse) and for two different structural components of bone tissue (osteon and interstitial lamellae). <b>Materials and Method…