Fig 5. Cross-sections of right tibiae of male broilers from pens receiving either no supplementation (control, left), normal silicon supplementation (normal, middle), or high silicon supplementation (high, right) taken distally (Fracture End) from computed tomography scans.

There were no differences in inner and outer diameters, cortical areas, and cross-sectional areas among groups at either fracture start or end. Scans were obtained just prior to four-point bending.