Table 1.
Results of micro-CT measurements of intracortical microarchitectural measures (mean ± SD) for volumes of interest analyzed in the rat proximal tibia (SHAM: n=6; OVX: n=6).
| SHAM | OVX | |
|---|---|---|
| Canal porosity, Ca.V/TV (%) | 5.0 ± 0.9 | 15.2 ± 6.43a |
| Canal diameter, Ca.Dm (μm) | 21.5 ± 2.3 | 30.7 ± 5.5a |
| Canal separation, Ca.Sp (μm) | 104.0 ± 20.09 | 86.9 ± 13.1 |
| Tissue mineral density, TMD (g/cm3) | 1.18 ± 0.04 | 1.23 ± 0.04 |
| Lacunar density, N.Lc/TV (#/mm3) | 6.18 ± 0.75 × 104 | 3.94 ± 0.78 × 104 a |
| Lacunar porosity, ϕlac (%) | 1.31 ± 0.18 | 0.83 ± 0.17a |
a
p < 0.05 compared to SHAM.