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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2010 Feb;92(2):479–488. doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.31541

Table 2.

Total and regional periprosthetic bone measurements from BSE imaging (mean ± standard deviation), presented as the area occupied (mm2) by periprosthetic bone within the implants and as a percent of the available void space (bone marrow) at time 0, 3, 6, and 12 weeks post-operation.

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Periprosthetic bone (mm2) Periprosthetic bone (%)
0 2.7 ± 1.2 2.3 ± 0.7 2.8 ± 0.6 0 14.0 ± 6.1 12.5 ± 3.7 15.3 ± 3.0
3 5.3 ± 1.5 4.3 ± 1.1 3.9 ± 0.7 3 27.7 ± 7.7 23.2 ± 5.9 21.7 ± 4.0
6 4.1 ± 0.9 3.8 ± 0.8 4.0 ± 1.3 6 21.4 ± 4.9 20.5 ± 4.4 22.0 ± 6.9
12 4.2 ± 0.9 4.0 ± 0.7 3.9 ± 0.7 12 21.9 ± 4.7 21.2 ± 3.8 21.7 ± 3.7

Periprosthetic bone (mm2) Periprosthetic bone (%)
Time 0 Distal 4.5 ± 2.7 4.4 ± 1.8 4.0 ± 1.4 Time 0 Distal 23.7 ± 14.1 24.0 ± 9.2 22.1 ± 7.8
Mid 1.0 ± 1.1 0.9 ± 0.9 1.2 ± 0.8 Mid 5.1 ± 5.5 4.7 ± 4.8 6.5 ± 4.0
Prox 2.5 ± 2.0 1.6 ± 1.9 3.2 ± 1.9 Prox 13.3 ± 10.5 8.8 ± 10.1 17.4 ± 10.3
3 wks Distal 6.3 ± 2.5 5.5 ± 3 7.1 ± 2.1 3 wks Distal 33.2 ± 13.0 29.4 ± 16.5 39.4 ± 11.4
Mid 2.7 ± 2.4 2.1 ± 2.2 0.9 ± 0.8 Mid 14.1 ± 12.9 11.1 ± 11.4 4.9 ± 4.5
Prox 6.8 ± 3.4 5.5 ± 2.6 3.8 ± 2.0 Prox 35.8 ± 18.0 29.0 ± 13.0 20.8 ± 11.1
6 wks Distal 6.0 ± 3.2 5.5 ± 2.7 5.5 ± 3.2 6 wks Distal 31.5 ± 16.7 29.0 ± 14.4 29.9 ± 17.5
Mid 1.7 ± 1.3 0.9 ± 0.9 1.4 ± 1.2 Mid 8.7 ± 6.9 4.9 ± 4.8 7.5 ± 6.4
Prox 4.6 ± 2.8 5.1 ± 3.2 5.2 ± 3.4 Prox 23.9 ± 14.5 27.7 ± 17.5 28.6 ± 18.4
12 wks Distal 5.0 ± 2.2 5.1 ± 2.3 5.1 ± 1.7 12 wks Distal 26.4 ± 11.8 27.1 ± 12.1 28.1 ± 9.8
Mid 1.9 ± 1.4 2.1 ± 1.2 1.6 ± 1.2 Mid 9.8 ± 7.5 11.1 ± 6.6 8.7 ± 6.4
Prox 5.7 ± 3.1 4.7 ± 2.8 5.1 ± 2.9 Prox 29.5 ± 16.1 25.5 ± 15.0 28.2 ± 15.3