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Fig. 3

From: Selected mechanical properties of human cancellous bone subjected to different treatments: short-term immersion in physiological saline and acetone treatment with subsequent immersion in physiological saline

Fig. 3

Typical non-destructive and destructive stress–strain curves of a cancellous sample plotted with the evaluation of deformed shape. E0: initial modulus (0–0.2% strain, MPa), Emax: maximum modulus (0–0.2% strain, MPa), σmax: maximum stress (MPa), σp: plateau stress (20%-40% strain, MPa)

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