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. 2011 Nov 24;12:271. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-271

Table 1.

Bone Histomorphometry

control Ovx

0 months 6 months p 0 month 6 months p
Ct.Wi (μm) 858 ± 225 769 ± 358 0,249 717 ± 244 547 ± 154 0,007
B.Ar/T.Ar (%) 22,6 ± 4,3 21,7 ± 2,7 0,345 20,9 ± 5,0 18,0 ± 1,8 0,014
O.Ar/B.Ar (%) 0,225 ± 0,236 0,209 ± 0,153 0,764 0,072 ± 0,101 0,104 ± 0,116 0,314
O.Pm/B.Pm (%) 1,069 ± 1,092 0,920 ± 0,705 0,643 0,328 ± 0,481 0,504 ± 0,597 0,272
E.Pm/B.Pm (%) 1,952 ± 1,170 1,642 ± 1,036 0,293 1,625 ± 0,867 1,431 ± 0,757 0,419
Oc.Pm/B.Pm (%) 0,033 ± 0,043 0,039 ± 0,062 0,663 0,014 ± 0,033 0,027 ± 0,046 0,289
Px OvxPx

0 months 6 months p 0 month 6 months p

Ct.Wi (μm) 582 ± 127 637 ± 278 0,341 686 ± 125 552 ± 118 0,000
B.Ar/T.Ar (%) 19,3 ± 3,7 16,8 ± 3,7 0,015 19,7 ± 3,6 17,2 ± 2,857 0,011
O.Ar/B.Ar (%) 0,332 ± 0,323 0,327 ± 0,228 0,946 0,292 ± 0,626 0,303 ± 0,265 0,936
O.Pm/B.Pm (%) 1,545 ± 1,371 1,461 ± 1,029 0,800 1,249 ± 1,687 1,328 ± 1,065 0,846
E.Pm/B.Pm (%) 1,634 ± 1,135 1,920 ± 0,951 0,316 1,322 ± 0,862 2,230 ± 1,446 0,011
Oc.Pm/B.Pm (%) 0,012 ± 0,020 0,052 ± 0,078 0,011 0,021 ± 0,042 0,062 ± 0,068 0,017

Bone histomorphometry of biopsies from iliac crest. Six months after surgery bone area is decreased in all treated groups. Px and OvxPx increases the bone resorption indices including eroded perimeter and osteoclast perimeter indicating stimulated bone resorption.