Quasi-Static and Harmonic Indentation of Osteonal Bone
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Figure 4
Mean (SD) of indentation modulus (GPa) for labeled and unlabeled osteons derived by the two methods, quasi-static (QS) and
continuous stiffness measurement (CSM). The hardness was not significantly different for the two methods for the labeled () but different for the unlabeled osteons ().