Table 3 Micro-CT analysis and bone turnover

 Pl.Th, mm^a

0.44 ± 0.10

0.95 ± 0.29

0.001

 Surface cl.pores^b

49.5 (23, 83.7)

103.7 (60, 203)

0.007

 BV/TV, %^a

12.06 ± 3.5

16.7 ± 5.1

0.02

 Tb.N, number/mm^a

0.9 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.3

0.04

 Tb.Sp, mm^b

0.9 (0.9, 1)

1.2 (1, 1.5)

0.06

 Tb.Th, mm^b

0.13 (0.11, 0.15)

0.14 (0.12, 0.16)

0.2

 Tb.Pf^a

-2.2 ± 3.7

-9.3 ± 7.8

0.02

 SMI^a

1.32 ± 0.4

0.62 ± 0.8

0.02

 DA^b

1.5 (1.4, 1.6)

1.6 (1.5, 1.8)

0.5

 O.Th, μm^a

36 ± 8.9

43 ± 10.9

0.03

 OS/BS, %^b

2.5 (1.1, 3.6)

5.1 (3.6, 7.2)

0.0001

 OS/BV, mm²/mm^3b

1.9 (0.8, 2.8)

2 (1.5, 3.6)

0.3

 OS/TV, mm²/mm^3a

0.4 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.4

0.004

 OV/BV, %^b

7.1 (3.4, 8.8)

9.4 (6.1, 15)

0.08

 OV/TV, %^b

1.6 (0.7, 2.1)

3.5 (2, 5.6

0.001

 ES/BS, %^b

0.03 (0, 0.1)

0.09 (0.01, 0.17)

0.1

 ES/BV, mm²/mm^3b

0.02 (0, 0.06)

0.03 (0.007, 0.07)

0.5

 ES/TV, mm²/mm^3b

0.004 (0, 0.01)

0.01 (0.002, 0.02)

0.1

 O.Th, μm^b

24.7 (22.4, 32.2)

38.1 (27.6, 46.3)

0.005

 OS/BS (%)^b

3.4 (1.9, 3.9)

3 (1.4, 5.8)

0.6

 OS/BV, mm²/mm^3b

1.9 (1.1, 2.9)

2.2 (1.4, 3.5)

0.3

 OS/TV, mm²/mm^3b

0.4 (0.3, 0.5)

0.7 (0.4, 1.1)

0.04

 OV/BV, %^b

3.6 (2.3, 5.5)

4.7 (2.0, 7.3)

0.04

 OV/TV, %^b

1.2 (0.8, 1.7)

2 (1.2, 5.4)

0.008

 ES/BS, %^b

0.2 (0.1, 0.5)

0.1 (0.09, 0.2)

0.02

 ES/BV, mm²/mm^3b

0.1 (0.04, 0.1)

0.07 (0.05, 0.1)

0.8

 ES/TV, mm²/mm^3b

0.02 (0.01, 0.03)

0.02 (0.01, 0.04)

0.7