Bone Abstracts

The aim of the study was to evaluate relationships between morphometric, densitometric and mechanical properties of tarsometatarsus in ostriches (Struthio camelus). Males (n=9) and females (n=15) were kept to slaughter age of 14 months of life to obtain left tarsometatarsus. Using computed tomography technique (Somatom Emotion, Siemens), volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) of the trabecular (Td) and cortical bone (Cd) were measured. Areal BMD and ...

The aim of this study was to determine morphological and densitometric properties of lumbar vertebrae obtained from male and female silver foxes. Five lumbar vertebrae (L2–L6) were isolated from 1-year-old males (n=5) and females (n=6) and cleaned from remaining soft tissues to determine bone weight and vertebral body length. Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) and SOMATOM EMOTION SIEMENS apparatus (Siemens, Erlangen, Germany) were used to determine t...