Effect of Age on Human Wet Femoral Compact Bone (kg/mm2)

Table 8.3 Effect of Age on Human Wet Femoral Compact Bone (kg/mm2)
Ages
Property	10–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	50–59	60–69	70–79
UTS 		11.6 	12.5 	12.2 	11.4 	9.5 	8.8 	8.8
UCS 				17 		17 		16.4 	15.8 	14.8
UBS 		15.4 	17.7 	17.7 	16.5 	15.7 	14.2 	14.2
UTORS 				5.82 	5.82 	5.37 	5.37 	4.96 	4.96
METOR 				350 	350 	320 	320 	300 	300
CS 					9 		8.8 	8.6 	8.2 	8.2

Ultimate tensile strength (UTS)
Ultimate compressive strength (UCS)
Ultimate bending strength (UBS)
Ultimate torsional strength (UTORS)
Modulus of elasticity in torsion (METOR)
Cleavage strength (CS)