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. 2012 Sep 21;7(9):e43291. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043291

Table 3. Structural Properties of the Ulna in Response to High-Load.

Female Male
WT (n = 16) FAK−/− (n = 16) WT (n = 11) FAK−/− (n = 12)
Length, mm 13.91±0.41 13.60±0.57 14.63±0.49 14.49±0.36
IMAX (initial), mm4 0.0172±0.0063 0.0178±0.0048 0.0222±0.0046 0.0223±0.0063
IMAX (final), mm4 0.0177±0.0063a 0.0180±0.0048a 0.0228±0.0046a 0.0228±0.0065a
ΔIMAX, % 2.64±2.08 1.50±0.90 2.83±2.22 2.23±1.93
IMIN (initial), mm4 0.0036±0.0006 0.0041±0.0005 0.0043±0.0010 0.0044±0.0007
IMIN (final), mm4 0.0041±0.0005b 0.0045±0.0005b 0.0049±0.0010b 0.0048±0.0008b
ΔIMIN, % 12.85±8.45 9.58±3.21 14.8±8.19 10.16±6.12

Mean ± SD; n, sample number; IMAX, maximum second moment of area; IMIN, minimum second moment of area; Δ, percentage change in IMAX or IMIN shown in gray rows;

a

p<0.05 versus initial IMAX value by a paired t-test;

b

p<0.05 versus gender- and genotype-matched initial IMIN value by a paired t-test.