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. 2014 Dec 3;3:615. doi: 10.1038/bonekey.2014.110

Table 3. Trabecular bone models simulating OA progress with increasing BMD (decreasing rod number, BMDup1).

Model 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rod diameter (μm) 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 380
Rod number 11 × 11 10 × 10 9 × 9 8 × 8 7 × 7 6 × 6 5 × 5 4 × 4 3 × 3 2 × 2
Plate thickness (μm) 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 380
BV/TV (%) 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38
Mineralization (HU) 800

Abbreviations: BMD, bone mineral density; BV/TV, bone volume/total volume; OA, osteoarthritis.