Table 1 Details of stiffness, strength, cross sectional area and load to failure of testes bones.

From: Different storage times and their effect on the bending load to failure testing of murine bone tissue

Group

Stiffness in N/mm

Cross sectional area in mm2

Load to failure in N

Native bone (n = 22)

27.3 (27.6; 17 to 37.6; ± 4.8)

1.4 (1.4; 1.1 to 1.8; ± 0.2)

13.2 (13.5; 9.3 to 15.9; ± 1.5)

Freezing 3 months (n = 33)

28.6 (27.6; 20.2 to 38.7; ± 4.2)

1.4 (1.3; 1 to 2.1, ± 0.3)

11.4 (11.1; 8.7 to 17.1; ± 1.9)

Freezing 6 months (n = 29)

28.6 (28.2; 22.2 to 36; ± 3.3)

1.5 (1.5; 1.2 to 2.6; ± 0.3)

11.9 (11.4; 10 to 15.5; ± 1.5)

Freezing 12 months (n = 33)

27.6 (27.3; 16.5 to 35.8; ± 4.5)

1.3 (1.3; 0.9 to 2.8; ± 0.4)

11.6 (11.3; 7.7 to 18.5; ± 2.4)

  1. N—Newton.
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