Table 2.

Comparison between control versus MSCs for distal femur

Parameter	Group 1 (control)	Group 2 (MSCs)	P-value
TV, mm^3 (voxels)	42.178±4.727	38.894±5.528	0.093
BV,  mm^3 (voxels)	3.933±1.540	3.954±0.967	0.9
BV/TV, % (voxels)	0.091±0.027	0.102±0.021	0.06
Trabecular number, 1/mm (voxels)	0.839±0.268	0.850±0.315	0.9
Trabecular thickness, 1/mm (voxels)	0.081±0.002	0.082±0.004	0.5
Connectivity density, normed by TV, 1/mm^3 (voxels)	27.765±12.122	32.061±7.396	0.09
Trabecular separation = marrow thickness, mm (voxels)	1.348±0.441	1.364±0.453	0.53
TV, Tmm^3 (TRI)	41.753±4.696	38.483±5.499	0.09
BV, TV mm^3 (TRI)	3.933±1.540	3.892±0.962	0.89
TRI- BS	107.696±27.559	120.488±30.732	0.22
TRI- BS/BV	32.061±0.886	30.951±2.123	0.13
Trabecular number, 1/mm (TRI)	1.440±0.396	1.562±0.297	0.22
Trabecular thickness, 1/mm (TRI)	0.062±0.002	0.065±0.004	0.04
Trabecular spacing	0.671±0.215	0.590±0.119	0.05

Note: Tri, based on Triangularization of surface. Data shown as mean ± SD.

Abbreviations: TV, total volume; BV, bone volume; BS, bone surface.