Table 2 Trabecular and cortical bone parameters and length of femora from wild-type and mutant mice
Bone parameter | Wild-type (N=11) | Mutant (N=11) | Increase (%) | P-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bone volume/trabecular volume | 0.141±0.022 | 0.190±0.014 | 34.9 | 0.094 |
Trabecular number (per mm) | 3.642±0.209 | 3.976±0.181 | 9.2 | 0.25 |
Trabecular thickness (mm) | 0.0572±0.0030 | 0.0673±0.0014 | 17.6 | 0.011 |
Diaphyseal diameter (mm) | 1.316±0.026 | 1.362±0.015 | 3.5 | 0.14 |
Medullary diameter (mm) | 0.785±0.029 | 0.798±0.018 | 1.6 | 0.87 |
Cortical thickness (mm) | 0.260±0.007 | 0.279±0.011 | 7.4 | 0.16 |
Connectivity density (per mm3) | 90.3±10.6 | 95.6±7.4 | 5.9 | 0.53 |
Length (mm) | 15.45±0.21 | 16.23±0.19 | 5.0 | 0.020 |
