title: Response to the commentary on mechanical properties of cortical bone and their relationships with age, gender, composition and microindentation properties in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory of Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures, Thun, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J Jakob
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Schwiedrzik
authors.affiliation: Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics, University of Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Mohammad J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mirzaali
authors.affiliation: Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics, University of Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Suwanwadee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thaiwichai
authors.affiliation: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory of Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures, Thun, Switzerland.
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Best
authors.affiliation: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory of Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures, Thun, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Johann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Michler
authors.affiliation: Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics, University of Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Philippe K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Zysset
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Physical Science, Institute for Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Electronic address: u.wolfram@hw.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wolfram
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones; D000071538:Cortical Bone; D006801:Humans
keywords: Ageing; Cortical bone; Microindentation; Microstructure; Raman spectroscopy; Scale effect; Strength