Vertebral yield strength

1. Age decreases vertebral yield strength in humans.

   “Both BMD and yield strength declined with advancing age, with significantly steeper reductions observed in females and in individuals with lower BMI.”

   Humansthoracolumbar spine

   QCT-based geometric, densitometric, and biomechanical properties of the aging human thoracolumbar spine

   Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research·16 Jan 2026

1. Bone mineral density predicts vertebral yield strength in humans (R2 = 0.91).

   “We established a robust power-law relationship (R2 = 0.91) between BMD and yield strength, which generalized across all vertebral levels.”

   Humansvertebral bodies from T1 to L5

   QCT-based geometric, densitometric, and biomechanical properties of the aging human thoracolumbar spine

   Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research·16 Jan 2026

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