BV: bone volume; TV; total volume; Tb.N*: trabeculae number; Tb.Th*: trabeculae thickness; Tb.Sp*: trabeculae spacing; data derived from 100 of 16-µm slices immediately below growth plate, n = 3 for e
Data of the cortical interruption-, bone density- and micro-structure parameters. Data of the cortical interruption parameters, and bone density and micro-structure parameters on the first (OP1 twice
vBMD = volumetric bone mineral density; BV/TV = bone volume per total volume; TbN = trabecular number; TbTh = trabecular thickness; TbSp = trabecular separation.
A 3 mm thick para-sagittal slice of L2 vertebra from an 76 year old female embedded in PMMA then micro-milled block surfaces carbon coated for quantitative 20kV BSE SEM.Later polished to remove coatin