Table 2. Bone mineral measurements from µCT in femora and tibiae. Values are means (± SEM).
|
1-Week |
2-Week |
4-Week |
8-Week |
| L1 |
C1 |
L2 |
C2 |
L4 |
C4 |
L8 |
C8 |
| Femur |
n=12 |
n=12 |
n=12 |
n=12 |
n=12 |
n=12 |
n=11 |
n=12 |
| Ct. vBMD (g/cm3) |
1.173 (.003) |
1.178 (.004) |
1.200 (.006) |
1.213 (.010) |
1.264 (.004) |
1.262 (.006) |
1.298 (.004) |
1.298 (.005) |
| Ct. BMC (mg) |
5.2 (.1) |
4.9 (.3) |
5.8 (.1) |
5.9 (.1) |
3.5. (.3) |
4.1 (.6) |
7.5 (.1) |
7.4 (.1) |
| Tibia |
n=12 |
n=12 |
n=12 |
n=12 |
n=12 |
n=12 |
n=12 |
n=12 |
| Ct. vBMD (g/cm3) |
1.137 (.005) |
1.147 (.005) |
1.174 (.007) |
1.178 (.005) |
1.220 (.004) |
1.210 (.003) |
1.265 (.004) |
1.268 (.006) |
| Ct. BMC (mg) |
3.5 (.1) |
3.7 (.1) |
4.0 (.1) |
4.0 (.1) |
4.7 (.2) |
4.5 (.1) |
5.3 (.1) |
5.0 (.1) * |
*, significant difference between landing group and age-matched control group, p < 0.05. Ct., cortical; vBMD (g/cm
3), volumetric bone mineral density; BMC, bone mineral content (mg).
