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. 2017 Sep 19;61(3):357–362. doi: 10.1515/jvetres-2017-0047

Table 2.

Mechanical characteristics of the femur

Dependent variable Group P value2

Control1(n=15) DON1(n=15)
Structural properties
    Yield load Fel, N 190.0±7.1 87.5±7.6 **
    Ultimate load Fmax, N 229.8±14.7 134.5±16.8 ***
    Stiffness S,N·mm-1 213.8±27.5 131.2±27.7 ***
Material properties
    Young’s modulus of elasticity E, GPa 3.02±0.43 1.44±0.37 ***
    Yield strain εy, % 5.59±0.57 4.34±0.71 **
    Bending moment M, N·m 0.96±0.03 0.44±0.04 **
    Yield stress σy, MPa 167.3±11.6 60.5±9.7 **
    Ultimate stress σf, MPa 202.4±18.9 92.9±16.6 **
1

Data are presented as mean ±SD.

2

Statistical significance: n.s. - not significant P > 0.05;

**

0.01 > P > 0.001;

***

P < 0.001