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. 2012 Jan 13;12(6):064708. doi: 10.1088/1468-6996/12/6/064708

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Figure 11. — Mapping of the preferential orientation direction of crystallites around the foramen determined from the 002 reflection. (a) Femoral foramen case: the crystals are diverted around the edge according to the geometry of the hole; they are oriented along the bone axis away from the hole. (b) Vertebral foramen case: the crystals make tailored structure around the edge of the hole similar to femoral foramen, but have random orientation away from the hole. (Replotted with permission from [76] © 2008 Elsevier Ltd.)