Table 3. Bone quality of the femur as measured by the three-point bending test.
Sham | OVX | OVX+L-DMOG | OVX+H-DMOG | |
Ultimate load(N) | 15.31±0.85# | 11.85±0.30* | 13.14±0.42*# | 14.11±0.37*# |
Ultimate stress(Mpa) | 99.41±7.10# | 69.56±4.88* | 80.98±5.59*# | 90.13±2.37*# |
Energy to failure(MJ) | 8.69±0.50# | 6.75±0.24* | 7.39±0.30*# | 7.92±0.31*# |
Modulus(Mpa) | 4162.65±377.13# | 2910.93±355.07* | 3407.78±291.51* | 3624.83±255.12*# |
The groups designated with an asterisk shown significant differences with Sham group (P<0.05), the groups designated with a pound sign shown significant differences with OVX group (P<0.05).