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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomech. 2018 Jul 25;77:223–227. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.07.009

Table 1.

Mean and standard deviation of vertebral strength (Fmax), aBMD, correlation length (L) and sill variance (c) of human vertebrae with intact posterir elements (i.e., human verterbae) and without posterir elements (vertebral bodies).

Fmax (kN) aBMD (mg/cm2) L (mm) c (gray value2)
Human verterbrae 2.1±0.5 1141.8±161.1 5.3±1.3 26.2±0.1
Vertebral bodies 5.5±2.1 395.9±72.4 5.955±1.564 3.1±1.6