Bone Abstracts

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While a strong emphasis has been put on the characteristics of trabecular bone due to its’ high metabolic rate, the human skeleton actually consists of ~80% cortical bone. Furthermore, the cortical bone supports a major proportion of the mechanical load (i.e. upto 96%) at common fracture sites, such as the base of the femoral neck and the intertrochanteric region. In these regions of the hip, large compressive stresses concentrate during walking as well as during falls an...