Ratio of density of cancellous bone to density of compact bone
| Range | 1/10 to 1/2 unitless |
|---|---|
| Organism | vertebrates |
| Reference | Brian Cotterell, Fracture and Life, Imperial College Press, 2010 p.77 bottom paragraph |
| Comments | "Cancellous bone, because it is porous, is much lighter and weighs from 1/10 to 1/2 the density of compact bone." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 108643 |