A multi-factorial analysis of bone morphology and fracture strength of rat femur in response to ovariectomy

Table 1 Trabecular morphological characteristics of the distal metaphysis

Trabecular bone analysis of femur distal metaphysis.
Parameter	Abbreviation	[unit]	Control		OVX		t test
Parameter	Abbreviation	[unit]	Mean	± SD	Mean	± SD	P
Bone morphology
Total volume	TV	[mm³]	13.629	1.170	14.111	0.542	0.386
Bone volume	BV	[mm³]	2.363	0.494	0.940	0.294	< 0.001	*
Bone surface	BS	[mm²]	85.559	13.695	35.572	9.290	< 0.001	*
Bone surface density	BS/TV	[mm²/mm³]	6.304	1.121	2.509	0.575	< 0.001	*
Bone volume fraction	BV/TV	[%]	17.429	4.070	6.622	1.849	0.001	*
Trabecular separation	Tb.Sp	[um]	270.266	56.679	775.873	163.517	< 0.001	*
Trabecular space	Tb.Spac	[um]	325.141	53.808	828.254	161.481	< 0.001	*
Trabecular thickness	Tb.Th	[um]	84.323	3.004	90.693	1.999	0.002	*
Trabecular number	Tb.N	[1/mm]	1.502	0.336	0.606	0.151	0.001	*
Trabecular width	Tb.W	[um]	123.125	5.832	121.354	4.196	0.551
Bone mineral analysis
Bone mineral content	BMC	[mg]	1.406	0.351	0.506	0.099	0.001	*
Volumetric bone density	vBMD (BMC/TV)	[mg/cm³]	102.467	25.289	39.414	11.199	0.001	*
Tissue mineral density	TMD (BMC/BV)	[mg/cm³]	605.150	47.774	599.283	17.545	0.787

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