Table 3. E, H, and E/H ratio of the trabecular and cortical bone sites as determined by nanoindentation.

		VL1R	VL3R	VL5R	VL7R	VLNR	SPD	BCL
Tb.T	E (GPa)	14.90±1.02	15.00±1.11	15.00±1.23	15.00±0.89	14.90±0.74	14.90±1.35	15.00±1.41
	H (GPa)	0.20±0.01	0.20±0.01	0.19±0.03	0.20±0.02	0.19±0.03	0.20±0.02	0.20±0.01
	E/H	74.50±3.41	75.00±4.29	77.90±2.79	74.00±2.76	77.90±4.73	75.00±1.96	75.00±2.47
Tb.L	E (GPa)	23.72±2.11	23.50±2.64	23.58±1.89	23.16±2.13	23.20±2.29	23.65±3.01	23.15±1.74
	H (GPa)	1.24±0.03	1.23±0.11	1.20±0.10	1.13±0.09	1.15±0.03	1.19±0.10	1.21±0.06
	E/H	19.37±2.12	19.15±1.71	19.72±1.22	20.39±1.59	20.05±2.85	19.87±1.97	19.40±2.18
Ct.L	E (GPa)	30.20±2.94	30.20±3.15	30.20±2.76	30.40±2.18	30.60±3.31	30.10±2.87	30.80±2.09
	H (GPa)	1.49±0.12	1.49±0.09	1.49±0.04	1.49±0.01	1.49±0.01	1.49±0.04	1.50±0.10
	E/H	20.34±1.86	20.20±1.43	20.34±0.98	20.54±1.03	20.54±2.10	20.20±1.74	20.53±1.35

n = 7 values per group. Sample thickness is 2 mm. Values are shown as the median±SE. Tb.T - transverse trabecular bone; Tb.L - longitudinal trabecular bone; Ct.L - longitudinal cortical bone; E - elastic modulus; H - hardness; E/H - ratio of elastic modulus and hardness.