Research Article
The Content of the 14 Metals in Cancellous and Cortical Bone of
the Hip Joint Affected by Osteoarthritis
Table 2
Concentrations of elements (in mg/kg on dry mass basis) and differences between them in the cancellous and cortical bone of the femur (
).
| Metal | Femoral head | Femoral neck | M-W | AM ± SD | AM ± SD | Med. | Med. | Min. and Max. | Min. and Max. |
| Ca | 136705.6 ± 36168.7 | 157212.3 ± 40448.5 | | 130519 | 153269 | 69364–216920 | 65524–252100 |
| P | 62723 ± 16774.4 | 70652.3 ± 18279.3 | | 59094.6 | 69616.2 | 33104–98424 | 29480–109180 |
| Mg | 1446.76 ± 359.2 | 1585.8 ± 320.2 | | 1381.2 | 1595.3 | 834.3–2528.6 | 782.9–2243.9 |
| Na | 5466.5 ± 1043.9 | 4681.2 ± 884.6 | | 5428.6 | 4662.1 | 3244.2–8566.9 | 2228.7–6624.7 |
| K | 842.4 ± 685.7 | 972.1 ± 1136.3 | NS | 679.3 | 647.1 | 297–6343.1 | 250–9340 |
| Zn | 72.09 ± 16 | 68.7 ± 13.38 | NS | 69.84 | 66.21 | 45.68–112.68 | 43.06–108.17 |
| Cu | 0.91 ± 0.88 | 0.89 ± 1.15 | NS | 0.83 | 0.72 | 0.04–3.56 | 0.04–6.58 |
| Cr | 1.33 ± 2.24 | 1.44 ± 1.73 | NS | 0.49 | 0.83 | 0.12–14.32 | 0.12–8.09 |
| Ni | 0.6 ± 1.26 | 0.79 ± 2.28 | NS | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03–7.38 | 0.03–14.88 |
| Fe | 124.42 ± 106.18 | 131.52 ± 139.28 | NS | 91.14 | 90.97 | 10.5–499.28 | 20.63–839.58 |
| Sr | 44 ± 26.5 | 47.3 ± 22.7 | | 36.6 | 43.2 | 1.3–150.9 | 16.3–137.5 |
| Ba | 2.47 ± 1.68 | 2.41 ± 1.3 | NS | 2.09 | 2.25 | 0.13–9.05 | 0.24–7.01 |
| Mo | 0.56 ± 0.6 | 0.73 ± 0.68 | | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18–2.04 | 0.18–3.1 |
| Pb | 1.15 ± 1.51 | 1.08 ± 1.37 | NS | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32–6.28 | 0.32–7.52 |
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AM: arithmetic mean; SD: standard deviation; Med.: median; Min.: minimal obtained concentration, Max.: maximum obtained concentration; M-W: Mann-Whitney -test; : level of significance; NS: nonsignificant difference.
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