TABLE 4.

Comparison of cross-section and flexural strength in animals with and without alendronate treatment between the femurs on the fractured and non-fractured side.

Age	Alendronate	Cross-section (mm2)–fracture Mean ± SD	Cross-section (mm2) no fracture Mean ± SD	P Value	Flexural strength (MPa)–fracture Mean ± SD	Flexural strength (MPa) no fracture Mean ± SD	P Value
Middle-age	No (O)	51.70 ± 22.37	20.30 ± 2.32	0.002	4.21 ± 2.87	80.43 ± 33.49	<0.001
	Yes (OA)	55.35 ± 28.78	19.89 ± 4.01	0.006	13.67 ± 16.42	72.25 ± 18.03	<0.001
Young	No (Y)	25.45 ± 4.33	12.87 ± 2.01	0.008	24.50 ± 9.95	112.09 ± 0.25	0.002
	Yes (YA)	37.40 ± 17.34	16.68 ± 1.89	0.022	27.37 ± 23.45	83,64 ± 25.10	0.006

Paired T Test, with significance level 0.05.