Table 2.
Biomechanical testing of femurs by three-point bending (6-week-old mice, n = 6 for wild type, n = 4 for Wnt1sw/sw)
| Maximum load (N) | Stiffness (N/mm) | Energy to failure (N/mm) | Ultimate strength (MPa) | Elastic modulus (N/mm2) | Postyield displacement (mm) | Postyield strain (non-dimensional) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +/+ (SD) | 13.55 (1.92) | 92.43 (13.15) | 12.33 (1.69) | 100.58 (5.91) | 3416.34 (398.94) | 1.14 (0.13) | 0.23 (0.03) |
| sw/sw (SD) | 3.60 (0.85) | 14.36 (5.69) | 3.41 (0.62) | 73.61 (13.44) | 1935.19 (637.99) | 1.45 (0.09) | 0.22 (0.01) |
| P-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.004 | 0.002 | 0.034 | 0.51 |