part Section I: General Considerations -- chapter 1 Basic Composition and Structure of Bone -- chapter 2 Basic Concepts of Mechanical Property Measurement and Bone Biomechanics -- chapter 3 Mechanical Properties of Bone -- chapter 4 Factors Affecting Mechanical Properties of Bone -- chapter 5 Basic Facilities and Instruments for Mechanical Testing of Bone -- chapter 6 Methods of Evaluation for Bone Dimensions, Densities, Contents, Morphology, and Structures -- chapter 7 General Considerations of Mechanical Testing -- chapter 8 A Hierarchical Approach to Exploring Bone Mechanical Properties -- chapter 9 Nondestructive Mechanical Testing of Cancellous Bone -- chapter 10 Synthetic Materials and Structures Used as Models for Bone -- part Section II: Methods of Mechanical Testing of Bone -- chapter 11 Tensile and Compression Testing of Bone -- chapter 12 Bending Tests of Bone -- chapter 13 Torsional Testing of Bone -- chapter 14 Indentation Testing of Bone -- chapter 15 Penetration Testing of Bone Using an Osteopenetrometer -- chapter 16 Microhardness Testing of Bone -- chapter 17 Nanoindentation Testing of Bone -- chapter 18 Single Osteon Micromechanical Testing / chapter 19 Micromechanical Testing of Single Trabeculae / chapter 20 Strain Gauge Measurements from Bone Surfaces / chapter 21 Screw Pullout Test for Evaluating Mechanical Properties of Bone -- chapter 22 Viscoelastic Properties of Bone and Testing Methods / chapter 23 Observation of Material Failure Mode Using a SEM with a Built-In Mechanical Testing Device -- chapter 24 Ultrasonic Methods for Evaluating Mechanical Properties of Bone / chapter 25 Evaluating Mechanical Properties of Bone Using Scanning Acoustic Microscopy / chapter 26 Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography for Evaluating Structural and Mechanical Properties of Small Bone / chapter 27 Computer Modeling for Evaluating Trabecular Bone Mechanics / part Section III: Methods of Mechanical Testing of the Bone-Implant Interface -- chapter 28 Factors Affecting the Strength of the Bone–Implant Interface -- chapter 29 Implant Pushout and Pullout Tests / chapter 30 The Validity of a Single Pushout Test / chapter 31 Tensile Testing of Bone–Implant Interface / chapter 32 Fracture Toughness Tests of the Bone–Implant Interface / chapter 33 In Vitro Measurements of Implant Stability / chapter 34 In Vitro Testing of the Stability of Acetabular Components / chapter 35 In Vitro Testing of the Stability of Femoral Components / chapter 36 Screw Pullout Testing / chapter 37 Finite Element Analysis for Evaluating Mechanical Properties of the Bone–Implant Interface / chapter 38 Fatigue Testing of Bioabsorbable Screws in a Synthetic Bone Substrate / chapter 39 Testing Intervertebral Stability after Spinal Fixation