Table 4.
Comparisons of morphology indices, BMD, TMD, ϕ, Tb.N, Tb.Th, Tb.Sp, and DA reported in the human calcaneus, reported as mean±SD.
| BMD g/cm3, * g/cm2 |
TMD gHA/cm3 |
ϕ (%) |
Tb.Th (µm) |
Tb.Sp (µm) |
Tb.N (mm−1) |
DA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eckstein et al.(54) | - | - | 86.0±4.9 | ~150 | ~700 | - | ~1.75 |
| Hildebrand et al.(55) | - | - | 88±3.5 | 129±18 | 679±107 | 1.46±0.20 | 1.75±0.15 |
| Nicholson et al.(56) | - | - | 88 | 127 | 684 | 1.00 | 1.747 |
| Cortet et al.(57) | - | - | 85 | 119 | 740 | 1.29 | - |
| Ulrich et al.(58) | - | - | 88.35±3.33 | 127±17 | 684±109 | 1.45±0.20 | 1.74±0.15 |
| Diederichs et al.(59) | - | - | 86±5 | 140±20 | 720±130 | 1.28±0.19 | - |
| Mittra et al.(60) | *0.407±0.160 | - | 86±5 | - | - | - | - |
| Cheng et al.(62) | *0.709±0.122 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Salminen et al.(63) | *0.430±0.090 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Majumbdar et al.(61) | *0.132±0.045 | - | 74±13 | 170±50 | 540±200 | 1.46±0.34 | 1.94±0.13 |
| Chaffai et al.(64) | 0.200±0.072 | - | 92.8±3.5 | 72±18 | 830±230 | 1.17±0.28 | 1.56±0.14 |
| Present Study | 0.185±0.073 |
+0.873±0.064 §0.926±0.035 #1.047±0.046 |
83.2±4.31 | 162 ±18 | 487±190 | 1.04±0.23 | 1.99±0.29 |
*areal BMD expressed in g/cm2 +TMD measured from 320 VOI's at 13.5m, and §TMD from cylindrical samples (n=6) at 13.5m as well as #TMD measured at 3.4µm resolution.