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Trabecular bone is a porous material composed of rods and plates of bone tissue. The orientation of these trabeculae accounts for the anisotropic mechanical behaviour of the material. This behaviour further depends on the location in the bone since, shape, dimensions and orientation of the trabeculae are not constant. In order to gain more insight in the mechanical behaviour of trabecular bone, both a method for the experimental determination of material properties and a structural model have been developed.
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Klever, F.J., Klumpert, R., Horenberg, J., Grootenboer, H.J., Van Campen, D.H., Pauly, T. (1985). Global Mechanical Properties of Trabecular Bone: Experimental Determination and Prediction from a Structural Model. In: Perren, S.M., Schneider, E. (eds) Biomechanics: Current Interdisciplinary Research. Developments in Biomechanics, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7432-9_19
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