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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomech. 2008 Dec 20;42(3):249–256. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.10.035

Table 1.

Summary of trabecular number, bone volume fraction, and trabecular orientation for trabecular plate and rod (mean±SD).

Trabecular plate Trabecular rod Total
Trabecular number 362±160 271±85 634±190
BV/TV 0.075±0.035* (pBV/TV) 0.030±0.011* (rBV/TV) 0.105±0.036
Trabecular number fraction
Transverse 0.04±0.02* 0.26±0.07* 0.30±0.06
Oblique 0.13±0.06 0.12±0.04 0.25±0.06
Longitudinal 0.39±0.10* 0.06±0.03* 0.45±0.06
Trabecular tissue fraction
Transverse 0.05±0.03* 0.18±0.07* 0.23±0.07
Oblique 0.13±0.07 0.09±0.04 0.21±0.07
Longitudinal 0.51±0.13* 0.04±0.03* 0.56±0.11

SD: standard deviation.

*

Significant difference between trabecular plate and rod (p < 0.05).