Table 2 Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient R2 between volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD), bone mineral content (BMC), caput-collum-diaphyseal (CCD) angle, as well as failure load from simulation (FE Fu) and failure load from biomechanical experiments.

From: QCT-based finite element prediction of pathologic fractures in proximal femora with metastatic lesions

 

vBMD (mg/cm3)

BMC (g)

CCD (degree)

FE Fu (kN)

Intact

0.75

0.68

0.15

0.83

Superolateral lesion

0.25

0.10

0.08

0.77

Inferomedial lesion

0.75

0.74

0.14

0.98

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