Research Article
Micro/Nanostructures and Mechanical Properties of Trabecular Bone in Ovariectomized Rats
Table 2
Trabecular volumetric BMD at organ and tissue levels and 3D microstructure evaluated by Micro-CT.
| Parameters | SHAM () | OVX () | Difference (%) | value |
| Organ BMD (mg/mm3) | 478.5 ± 32.4 | 348.3 ± 41.2 | −27.2a | 0.002 | Tissue BMD (mg/mm3) | 820.1 ± 29.7 | 722.7 ± 36.5 | −12.0a | 0.001 | BV/TV (%) | 35.2 ± 7.3 | 25.6 ± 5.3 | −28.6a | 0.007 | Tb.Th (m) | 65 ± 7 | 56 ± 7 | −13.8a | 0.027 | Tb.Sp (m) | 177 ± 31 | 211 ± 47 | 19.2a | 0.09 | Tb.N (1/mm) | 4.65 ± 0.59 | 3.86 ± 0.48 | −17.0a | 0.006 | Structure model index (SMI) | 1.02 ± 0.25 | 1.95 ± 0.31 | 91.2a | 0.033 | Degree of anisotropy (DA) | 1.93 ± 0.29 | 2.04 ± 0.26 | 5.7 | 0.396 | Connectivity density (1/mm) | 35.6 ± 11.2 | 28.8 ± 9.8 | −19.1 | 0.699 |
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Values are expressed as mean ± SD. Difference: OVX versus SHAM, .
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