Table 2.
Mechanical parameters of entire FSU and individual vertebral bodies (mean ± SD)
Control | C_35 | C_0 | |
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Stiffness FSU (N/mm) | 2,920 ± 948 | 2,531 ± 1087 | 2,007 ± 618 |
Stiffness FSU (Mpa) | 132 ± 51 | 111 ± 35 | 98 ± 34 |
Failure load FSU (N) | 4,435 ± 139 | 3,719 ± 1395 | 3,463 ± 1281 |
Stiffness VBcranial (MPa) | 321 ± 150 | 177 ± 71 | 264 ± 220 |
Stiffness VBcaudal (MPa) | 337 ± 146 | 191 ± 95 | 477 ± 273 |