Fig 5. Correlations of the biomechanical maximum loading force with tomographic parameters in orchiectomy-treated trabecular bone.

Trabecular bones from sham-operated and orchiectomized rats were analyzed using micro-computed tomography and a reduced-platen compression test. The trabecular bone number, trabecular separation, trabecular pattern factor, trabecular thickness, and maximum loading force were measured. Correlations of the maximum load force with trabecular bone number (A), trabecular separation (B), trabecular pattern factor (C), and trabecular thickness (D) were analyzed using linear regressions.