Table 3.
Osteon numbers (total and for the S-6-MTS), population densities, and percentage osteonal bone areas at each section location
| Osteon numbers per sub-group | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-6-MTS data | ||||||||||||
| Hooped groups | ||||||||||||
| Section | Total 2nd Osteons scored | On.N/T.Ar [no. mm−2] | On.B/T.Ar [%] | Dark ‘0’ | ‘1’ | ‘2’ | ‘3’ | ‘4’ | Distributed group (Alternating + Bright) ‘5’ | Alternating (A) | Bright (B) | A:B [ratio] |
| 50% | 2666 | 30.8 (7.1) | 70.2 (22.5) | 26 | 553 | 532 | 556 | 187 | 812 | 717 | 95 | 7.5 |
| 70% | 2830 | 31.6 (8.3) | 71.7 (24.8) | 36 | 594 | 504 | 585 | 200 | 911 | 807 | 104 | 7.8 |
| 80% | 2800 | 31.5 (7.2) | 74.4 (23.4) | 22 | 609 | 473 | 587 | 218 | 891 | 837 | 54 | 15.5 |
| Base neck | 1011 | 22.9 (8.6) | 61.8 (28.1) | 10 | 249 | 121 | 311 | 75 | 245 | 181 | 64 | 2.8 |
| Mid-neck | 1134 | 23.0 (8.9) | 60.5 (27.1) | 12 | 219 | 144 | 283 | 75 | 401 | 315 | 86 | 3.7 |
2nd, secondary; On.N/T.Ar, secondary osteon population density (‘OPD’); On.B/T.Ar, area of secondary bone expressed as a percentage ([On.B/T.Ar] × 100).
Means and (standard deviations) are shown for N.On/T.Ar and On.B/T.Ar; these parameters were determined using methods described by Skedros et al. (2009), Skedros et al. (2011).