Figure 2From: Effect of combined treatment with alendronate and calcitriol on femoral neck strength in osteopenic ratsTotal BMD at the proximal, middle and distal parts of the femoral neck measured by pQCT densitometry. Effects of alendronate (ALN), calcitriol (VitD), and combined alendronate and calcitriol treatments (ALN+VitD) on the pQCT densitometric parameters of total BMD at the 3 parts of the femoral neck in OVX rats after 12 weeks of treatment are shown. The data are presented as mean ± SD (n = 6 per group). # P < 0.05, ## P < 0.01 as compared with corresponding values in saline-treated OVX (unpaired t-test). * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001 as compared with corresponding values in saline-treated OVX (Tukey's multiple comparison test). In the middle and distal parts of the femoral neck, total BMD was significantly lower in the saline-treated OVX compared with the sham group. In total BMD of these parts, alendronate treatment, with or without calcitriol, showed a significant improvement.Back to article page