Figure 4
taken from a 23-year-old male is shown (A) before the indenter impacts the sample, (B) at impact, after the maximum force (Fmax) was reached with the fracture being clearly visible on the inner side of the bone (white arrow), and (C) with the entire bone being fractured. The sample was positioned according to a three-point bending setup. The two lower support beams with a separation distance of 13 mm were placed in a way ensuring that the indenter impacted the sample in the middle of the separation distance.
A drop tower test of a right temporal bone sample
