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. 2017 May 15;12(5):e0177416. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177416

Table 2. Values, difference between groups and significance values for μCT microarchitecture analysis of young and old donor bone.

Parameter Index Young Old Difference P value
Percent bone volume BV/TV 32.80 25.44 7.36 0.01
Bone surface / volume ratio BS/BV 0.18 0.21 0.03 0.14
Bone surface density BS/TV 0.06 0.05 0.01 0.01
Trabecular pattern factor Tb.Pf 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.06
Trabecular thickness Tb.Th 20.21 18.37 1.83 0.22
Trabecular number Tb.N 0.016 0.013 0.0025 0.02
Trabecular separation Tb.Sp 43.54 48.96 5.42 0.04
Open porosity Po(op) 67.20 74.55 7.36 0.04
Connectivity density Conn.Dn 1.56E-05 1.15E-05 4.09E-06 0.03