From: Breaking strength and bone microarchitecture in osteoporosis: a biomechanical approximation based on load tests in 104 human vertebrae from the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spines of 13 body donors
Overall group (n = 13)
Age (yr)
84.3 ± 8.4
Sex (male/female)
4/9
Body mass index (kg/m2)
20.7 ± 4.3
Bone mineral density (mg/cm3)*
47.6 ± 24.6
Excluded segments
C3-L5
Vertebral body fractures
2.2 ± 2.0
Total number of vertebrae (n)
286