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

Table 3 Cortical morphological characteristics of the mid-diaphysis

Cortical bone analysis of femur mid-diaphysis.
Parameter	Abbreviation	[unit]	Control		OVX		t test
Parameter	Abbreviation	[unit]	Mean	± SD	Mean	± SD	P
Bone morphology
Total volume	TV	[mm³]	19.576	0.765	20.818	0.701	0.012	*
Cortical volume	Ct.V	[mm³]	12.059	0.186	12.610	0.168	< 0.001	*
Total cross-sectional area	Tt.Ar	[mm²]	9.798	0.383	10.419	0.351	0.012	*
Cortical bone area	Ct.Ar	[mm²]	6.035	0.093	6.311	0.084	< 0.001	*
Cortical area fraction	Ct.Ar/Tt.Ar	[%]	61.684	2.796	61.134	2.016	0.698
Periosteal perimeter	Ps.Pm	[mm]	11.395	0.180	11.778	0180	0.003	*
Center line length	CLL	[mm]	9.189	0.263	9.545	0.217	0.026	*
Cortical thickness	Ct.Th	[um]	670.039	29.232	685.791	24.097	0.319
Total pore volume	Po.V	[mm³]	0.196	0.047	0.320	0.041	0.002	*
Cortical porosity	Ct.Po	[%]	1.597	0.358	2.461	0.320	0.003	*
Bone mineral analysis
Bone mineral content	BMC	[mg]	9.164	0.174	9.315	0.178	0.191
Tissue mineral density	TMD (BMC/Ct.V)	[mg/cm³]	740.540	6.868	718.857	8.689	0.001	*

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