Table 3 Qualitative abnormalities of bone mineralization, turnover and volume in 12 IJO patients with bone biopsies
High | Low | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Mineralization | Mineralization lag time (MLT) | 1 | 1 |
Osteoid maturation time (OMT) | 4 | 0 | |
Osteoid thickness (O.Th) | 0 | 1 | |
Osteoid surface (OS/BS) | 3 | 0 | |
Osteoid volume (OV/BV) | 0 | 0 | |
Volume | Bone volume (BV/TV) | 5 | 0 |
Trabecular thickness (Tb.Th) | 0 | 0 | |
Trabecular separation (Tb.Sp) | 1 | 1 | |
Trabecular number (Tb.N) | 0 | 0 | |
Turnover | Mineral apposition rate (MAR) | 0 | 7 |
Eroded surface (ES/BS) | 5 | 3 | |
Bone formation rate (BFR/BS) | 2 | 5 |