Research Article
Bone Density and Cortical Thickness in Normal, Osteopenic, and Osteoporotic Sacra
Table 1
Demographics of specimens.
| Specimen | Number | score | Donor Age | Male : Female ratio | Mean | Range | Mean | Range |
| Cancellous bone measurement | | | | | | | Normal | 11 | 0.008 | 1.99 to −0.91 | 80.4 | 46 to 90 | 6 : 5 | Osteopenic | 12 | −1.66 | −1.05 to −2.44 | 77.6 | 50 to 90 | 7 : 5 | Osteoporotic | 11 | −4.175 | −2.79 to −7.09 | 81.1 | 65 to 97 | 3 : 8 |
| Cortical thickness analysis | | | | | | | Normal | 6 | −0.237 | 0.7 to −0.86 | 82.4 | 62 to 90 | 4 : 2 | Osteopenic | 6 | −1.49 | −1.05 to −2.16 | 79.6 | 63 to 86 | 3 : 3 | Osteoporotic | 6 | −3.75 | −2.9 to −4.74 | 81.5 | 70 to 86 | 2 : 4 |
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