“…The determination of micro- and nanomechanical properties has been largely studied in human Ct bone ( Ascenzi and Bonucci, 1968 ; Lefèvre et al, 2019 ; Bala et al, 2011 ; Currey, 2002 ), but only few data are available for Tb ( Boivin et al, 2008b ; Zysset, 2009 ; Zysset et al, 1999 ; Turner et al, 1999 ; Rho et al, 1997 ; Hoffler et al, 2000 ). Currently, and maybe because they are influenced by several variables, such as type of bone (weight or non-weight bearing bones), orientation ( Zysset et al, 1999 ; Wolfram et al, 2010 ) (transverse or longitudinal direction), chronological age ( Mirzaali et al, 2016 ; Singleton et al, 2021 ), age of bone tissue (Ost vs Int) ( Singleton et al, 2021 ), scale level (BSUs, lamellae ( Zysset, 2009 )), testing conditions (dry or wet ( Wolfram et al, 2010 )), no obvious distinction has been shown between the nanomechanical properties of Ct and Tb by nanoindentation. Several studies showed that elasticity was higher in Ct than Tb ( Zysset et al, 1999 ; Rho et al, 1997 ; Rho et al, 1999a ; Fan et al, 2006 ; Rho et al, 1999b ; Fan et al, 2007 ), while others showed the inverse or no difference ( Hengsberger et al, 2001 ; Roy et al, 1999 ).…”