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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2023 Jul 18;145:106029. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.106029

Table 3:

Mechanical properties predicted by the present model compared to reported data

Age range E [GPa] σy [MPa] ϵy [%] σult [MPa] ϵult [%] UT Notes [MJ/m3]
Predicted:
20–60 18.2 101 0.73 113 1.18 2.34 (Case 1)
60+ 16.0 89.3 0.67 106 0.95 1.63 (Case 2)
Measured:
46–99 18.16 (1.88) 84.52 (10.47) 0.67 (0.04) 92.95 (10.07) 1.9 (0.6) 1.49 (0.55) Proximal femur [6]
49–56 18.5 (1.5) 104.9 (8.2) 2.73 (0.73)
72–90 18.2 (1.4) - - 96.8 (6.2) - 1.36 (0.34) Tibia [49]
20–60 12.0–22.3 44.9–111 0.42–0.69 70.2–164 1.26–4.94 0.769–6.14 “RiKo TQQl
60–99 8.2–20.7 28.0–97.1 0.33–0.62 36.2–134 0.81–3.57 0.285–3.33 Ribs [39]

Values corresponding to elderly specimens are labeled by italics, and standard deviations placed in parentheses.