Abstract
Pilot studies showed the occurrence of stress relief when a sawcut was made in cortical bone next to a foil strain gauge. In these experiments, strain gauges were cemented on the surface of bovine metatarsals or ovine tibiae to determine if the observed residual strain was an artifact caused by strain gauge application or by stress relief procedures. A consistent stress relief was recorded lending further support to the concept that bone is a prestressed material.
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