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. 2012 Aug 10;7:303–312. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S32513

Table 1.

Incidence of microarchitectural alterations in each microarchitectural parameter in terms of the individual analysis for control and osteoarthritis groups

Control (n = 7) Osteoarthritis (n = 7)


Number of increases Number of decreases Number of increases Number of decreases
0–4 weeks
BV/TV 7 0 2 5
BS/BV 0 7 7 0
Tb.Pf 0 7 5 2
Tb.N 3 4 7 0
Tb.Th 7 0 0 7
Tb.Sp 0 7 7 0
4–8 weeks
BV/TV 3 4 0 7
BS/BV 4 3 7 0
Tb.Pf 3 4 7 0
Tb.N 2 5 0 7
Tb.Th 3 4 0 7
Tb.Sp 0 7 7 0

Abbreviations: BV/TV, bone volume/total volume; BS/BV, bone surface/ bone volume; Tb.Pf, trabecular bone pattern factor; Tb.N, trabecular number; Tb.Th, trabecular thickness; Tb.Sp, trabecular separation.