Research Article

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

Table 3

Bone histomorphometric analysis of the tibial diaphysis (formative and resorptive parameters of cortical bone).

Control
( )
GX
( )
P value

Periosteal
MS/BS (%)76.6 ± 8.066.4 ± 15.0NS
MAR (μm/day)1.94 ± 0.211.65 ± 0.16<0.01
BFR/BS (μm3/μm2/year)546 ± 98405 ± 121<0.05
Endocortical
OS/BS (%)22.3 ± 8.9 24.9 ± 10.9NS
MS/BS (%)25.6 ± 7.623.0 ± 10.3NS
MAR (μm/day)1.70 ± 0.582.00 ± 0.62NS
Aj.AR (μm/day)1.99 ± 0.571.99 ± 0.91NS
BFR/BS (μm3/μm2/year)165 ± 97176 ± 127NS
ES/BS (%)15.5 ± 12.153.9 ± 8.9<0.0001
Oc.S/BS (%)1.61 ± 2.065.92 ± 2.500.001
N.Oc/BS (#/mm)0.55 ± 0.71 2.03 ± 0.83<0.001

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.