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  • Title: The mechanical properties of immature osteopetrotic bone.
    Author: Ashman RB, Van Buskirk WC, Cowin SC, Sandborn PM, Wells MK, Rice JC.
    Journal: Calcif Tissue Int; 1985 Jan; 37(1):73-6. PubMed ID: 3922601.
    Abstract:
    The elastic properties of the longer bones of the fore and hind limbs of an osteopetrotic Angus calf were measured using an ultrasonic technique. The same bones of a second Angus calf with unaffected bone tissue were also studied. The osteopetrotic bones were found to exhibit statistically significant lower values of density and mineral content than did the unaffected bones (P = .0054 and P = .0492, respectively). This result is contrary to what has been reported in the literature. The variations of the elastic properties and the density around the circumference of both the immature osteopetrotic femur and the unaffected femur were found to be similar to those previously measured on normal adult bovine femora.
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