Table II.
Bone changes in the tibia of non-treated tibias and electromagnetic field (EMF)-treated tibias of ovariectomised rats. Mean values with standard deviations and p-value (pairedt-tests) are given (n = 8)
| Week Three | Week Six | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controls | EMF | p-value | Controls | EMF | p-value | ||
| Trabecular volume fraction BV/TV (%) | 12.3 (5.1) | 12.4 (3.9) | 0.78 | 8.7 (3.0) | 9.2 (3.0) | 0.85 | |
| Mean trabecular thickness (µm) | 101.0 (6.3) | 102.6 (5.74) | 0.27 | 100.3 (3.8) | 101.7 (4.8) | 0.66 | |
| Connectivity density (mm3) | 16.9 (13.4) | 17.1 (10.4) | 0.71 | 8.5 (7.5) | 8.7 (7.0) | 0.68 | |
| Structure model index | 2.50 (0.20) | 2.48 (0.18) | 0.91 | 2.62 (0.16) | 2.58 (0.17) | 0.38 | |
| Cortical volume (mm3) | 25.7 (1.0) | 26.0 (1.7) | 0.54 | 26.7 (1.8) | 26.4 (2.4) | 0.41 | |
| Cortical thickness (µm) | 469.2 (22.0) | 477.9 (23.8) | 0.45 | 504.0 (28.4) | 495.8 (27.5) | 0.24 | |