Figure 3
Bone-strength tests included peak load and breaking moment of inertia with and without ESWT. The peak load in femur (A) and tibia (B) showed significantly higher values in the OA group as compared with OP and OA + OP, with and without ESWT, respectively (indicated as * P < 0.05, ※P < 0.05, and ※※P < 0.001). The animals with ESWT showed significantly greater values than did the animals without ESWT (indicated as #P < 0.05). The breaking moment of inertia in the femur (C) and tibia (D) demonstrated significantly higher values in the OA group than in the OP and OA + OP groups, with and without ESWT, respectively (indicated as *P < 0.05, ※P < 0.05). ESWT-treated animals showed a significantly higher breaking moment than did those without ESWT (indicated as #P < 0.05); n = 8.