bone biomechanical measurement vertebra biomechanical measurement 2013-06-27T16:13:22Z A calculated value resulting from a quantification of the action of forces on or related to a vertebra, one of the individual bones forming the spinal column, the protective bony corridor through which the spinal cord passes. Bone is the hard, rigid form of connective tissue constituting most of the skeleton of vertebrates and composed chiefly of calcium salts. CMO:0001665 JSmith MA:0000309 clinical_measurement_ontology