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. 2014 Jan 1;24(1):88–168. doi: 10.1089/thy.2013.0109

FIG. 20.

FIG. 20.

Instron5534 load frame apparatus for destructive three-point bend testing of bone strength. Custom mounts incorporate rounded supports and loading pins that minimize cutting and shear forces, thus enabling biomechanical parameters of bone strength to be determined accurately. Courtesy of Dr. Graham Williams.