Research Article

[Retracted] Influence of Gastrectomy on Cortical and Cancellous Bones in Rats

Table 2

Bone histomorphometric analysis of the tibial proximal metaphysis (formative and resorptive parameters of cancellous bone).

Control
( )
GX
( )
P value

O.Th (μm)2.85 ± 0.305.54 ± 1.21<0.0001
OS/BS (%)8.49 ± 4.0435.39 ± 8.84<0.0001
OV/BV (%)0.85 ± 0.436.64 ± 3.12<0.0001
Ob.S/BS (%)4.49 ± 2.1925.29 ± 8.05<0.0001
MS/BS (%)23.9 ± 6.640.1 ± 4.8<0.0001
MAR (μm/day)1.80 ± 0.312.97 ± 0.43<0.0001
Aj.AR (μm/day)5.70 ± 1.613.51 ± 0.87<0.01
BFR/BS (μm3/μm2/year)162 ± 63436 ± 95<0.0001
ES/BS (%)26.9 ± 5.030.9 ± 5.5NS
Oc.S/BS (%)5.59 ± 2.478.27 ± 3.56NS
N.Oc/BS (#/mm)1.90 ± 0.812.63 ± 1.11NS
Omt (day)1.61 ± 0.251.91 ± 0.54NS
Mlt (day)0.55 ± 0.241.74 ± 0.930.001

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. An unpaired t-test was used to compare data between the two groups.
GX: gastrectomy, NS: not significant.