Fig 4. Mechanical indices in the femoral bones of wildtype and diabetic mice.

Fracture toughness testing demonstrated decreased initiation (panel A) and propagation (panel B) toughness in diabetic OVE26 (n = 6) vs wildtype FVB (n = 6) mice. Reference point indentation showed increased IDI (indentation distance increase; panel C) and a tendency toward increased TID (total indentation distance; panel D). The mean value is indicated by the grey diamond; the median by the horizontal line; the 25% and 75% by the boxes and the 95% confidence interval by the bars.