Relation between mechanical and densimetric properties to fractal dimension in human rib cortical bone

Abstract

Numerous prior studies hypothesized a power-law relationship () between cortical bone Young's modulus (E) and density (¿) with an exponent , that has not been previously justified in the literature on a theoretical level. Moreover, despite the fact microstructure have been extensively studied, the material correlate of Fractal Dimension (FD) as a descriptor of bone microstructure was not clear in previous studies.