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. 2014 Jan 31;9(1):e87755. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087755

Table 1. Summary of the properties of human bone.

	Density	Compressive strength	Stiffness	Fracture toughness	Microhardness
	(g/cm³)	(MPa)	(GPa)	(MPam^1/2)	(GPa)
Cortical bone	1.7–2.0	130–180	7–30	2–12	0.62–0.74
Reference	[31]	[32]	[33]	[34]	[35]
Cancellous bone	0.03–0.12	0.1–16	0.05–0.5	–	0.63±0.11
Reference	[36]	[37]	[38]	–	[39]