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. 2007 Aug 23;16(12):2118–2125. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0473-0

Table 2.

Mechanical parameters of entire FSU and individual vertebral bodies (mean ± SD)

Control C_35 C_0
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