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    Area of Science:

    • Bone biomechanics
    • Orthopedic research
    • Materials science

    Background:

    • Bone mechanical properties are linked to microstructure.
    • Morphometric measures are often used to assess bone quality.
    • Understanding strain's effect on microstructure can yield clinical indices.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate changes in cancellous bone microstructure morphometrics under varying continuum-level strains.
    • To explore the relationship between mechanical loading and bone's structural organization.

    Main Methods:

    • Stereologic analysis of microcomputed tomography (μCT) images of human cancellous bone.
    • Sequential application of increasing strain levels using a custom loading apparatus within a μCT scanner.

    Main Results:

    • Degree of anisotropy (DA) decreased with strain and partially recovered upon unloading.
    • Average trabecular thickness (Tb.Th.Av) increased postfailure and did not recover.
    • Trabecular number (Tb.N) decreased upon unloading, with changes in heterogeneity and variation measures.

    Conclusions:

    • Morphometric measures of cancellous bone change predictably with mechanical strain.
    • These changes can potentially serve as image-based indices for estimating strain history, damage, and residual mechanical properties.
    • Further research is needed to determine the time interval for strain history estimation before remodeling dominates.