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Crack path morphology in young and old bone: (a) in young bone (48-year-old female), a tortuous crack path is evident in which the crack deflects around several osteons (white arrows) and while propagating through one osteon (black arrow), and (b) in old bone (78-year-old female), the crack does not deflect around osteons but primarily propagates through osteons (black arrows).
