. 2023 Jan 23;11:1080241. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1080241

TABLE 1.

BMD and microstructural parameters of the subchondral bone.

Group (M)	BMD (g/cm³)	BV/TV (%)	Tb.Th (mm)	Tb.N (1/mm)	Tb.Sp (mm)
1	0.478 (0.455, 0.497)	39.055 (34.126, 41.816)	0.132 (0.117, 0.139)	3.001 (2.786, 3.126)	0.230 (0.209, 0.238)
3	0.560 ^a (0.537, 0.580)	46.817 ^a (44.326, 50.818)	0.158 ^a (0.153, 0.170)	2.905 (2.828, 2.973)	0.249 (0.237, 0.265)
6	0.635 ^a ^, ^b (0.601, 0.653)	57.530 ^a ^, ^b (53.129, 58.883)	0.186 ^a ^, ^b (0.178, 0.200)	3.028 (2.855, 3.130)	0.249 (0.231, 0.261)
9	0.658 ^a ^, ^b (0.586, 0.690)	60.627 ^a ^, ^b (51.033, 64.423)	0.187 ^a ^, ^b (0.180, 0.205)	3.064 (2.858, 3.216)	0.229 (0.205, 0.259)

Values are presented as median (IQR).

^{^a}

Significantly different from 1 M; p < 0.05.

^{^b}

Significantly different from 3 M; p < 0.05.