ISSN:
1432-0827
Keywords:
Bone remodelling
;
Bone histomorphometry
;
Amount of bone
;
Osteoporosis
;
Osteopenia
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
,
Physics
Notes:
Summary The mean wall thickness (MWT) of packets of trabecular bone was measured in undecalcified iliac crest bone samples of 36 normal subjects (14 female and 22 male) under polarized light. The mean wall thickness was 49.7±8.7 μm at a mean age of 50.9 years. There existed a significant decrease of MWT with advancing age. With an appositional rate of 0.72 μm/day, the mean formation time of iliac trabecular bone packets is 69 days. The decrease of MWT with age corresponds to a decrease in bone formation at the basic multicellular unit (BMU) level with aging and can partly explain the physiological senile osteopenia.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02013227
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