Table 2.
Bone morphometry of each zone in fractured femoral head.
Zone Parameter | PCT | Junctional | DCT | TT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
BV/TV | 0.46 ± 0.067 | 0.48 ± 0.05 | 0.45 ± 0.09 | 0.32 ± 0.06* |
Tb.N (1/mm) | 1.70 ± 0.20 | 1.73 ± 0.08 | 1.47 ± 0.14* | 1.53 ± 0.20* |
Tb.Sp (mm) | 0.32 ± 0.072 | 0.30 ± 0.03 | 0.38 ± 0.10* | 0.46 ± 0.11* |
Tb.Th (mm) | 0.27 ± 0.023 | 0.28 ± 0.03 | 0.30 ± 0.04* | 0.21 ± 0.03* |
Abbreviations: SD = standard deviation, PCT = proximal compressive trabeculae, DCT = distal compressive trabeculae, TT = tensile trabeculae.
*Comparison of proximal compressive trabeculae zone and junctional zone, p < 0.05.