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Published on: October 15, 2019
Mechanical symmetry of rabbit bones studied by bending and indentation testing
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
Objective:
To determine whether mechanical parameters of rabbit long bones are bilaterally symmetric.
Animals:
Adult male New Zealand White rabbits.
Procedure:
17 pairs of femurs, tibias, and humeri were mechanically tested with 3-point bending (for diaphyseal bone) and indentation (for epiphyseal bone).
Results:
Significant differences were not found between the right and left femur, tibia, or humerus for all bending parameters. Significant differences were not found between the right and left femoral, tibial, or humeral epiphyses for all indentation parameters.
Conclusions:
The results indicate mechanical symmetry of rabbit long bones in terms of mean value. The study also developed a normal comparable database for bending and indentation parameters of the rabbit femur, tibia, and humerus.
