| ALP | alkaline phosphatase |
| BFR | bone formation rate |
| BL | baseline |
| BMD | bone mineral density |
| BMSC | bone-derived mesenchymal stem cell |
| ceRNA | competing endogenous RNA |
| Col Iα1 | collagen type I |
| ECL | electro-chemi-luminescence |
| IHF | immunohistofluorescence |
| LEF1 | lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1 |
| lncRNA | long noncoding RNA |
| Linc-ROR | large intergenic noncoding RNA regulator of reprogramming |
| MAR | mineralizing apposition rate |
| Micro CT | micro computed tomography |
| MSC | mesenchymal stem cell |
| Sham | sham-operated |
| Ocn | osteocalcin |
| OVX | ovariectomized |
| PFA | paraformaldehyde |
| Runx2 | runt-related transcription factor 2 |
| TCF1 | transcription factor T cell factor 1 |
| WB | western blot |