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Table 2 Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) vBMC and vBMD values for the left and right tibia

From: Alterations in bone mineral density and lower extremity lean mass after hip arthroscopy in a professional female Ironman triathlete: a case study

 

Left leg

Right leg

 

T 0pQCT

T 1

T 2

T 3

T 4

T 0pQCT

T 1

T 2

T 3

T 4

vBMC4% (g · cm−1)

2.43

2.50+

2.51

2.48

2.48

2.46

2.55+

2.54

2.53

2.55

vBMD.tb4% (mg · cm−3)

205

208+

207

207

207

202

208+

205−

207

208

vBMD.tot4% (mg · cm−3)

263

266+

263

268+

266

247

257+

256

259+

258

vBMC14% (g · cm−1)

1.81

1.86+

1.86

1.89+

1.87−

1.85

1.88+

1.88

1.88

1.88

vBMD.ct14% (mg · cm−3)

1095

1113+

1116

1117

1113

1101

1116+

1110−

1119+

1113−

vBMC38% (g · cm−1)

2.82

2.89+

2.86−

2.91+

2.91

2.80

2.82+

2.82

2.83

2.79−

vBMD.ct38% (mg · cm−3)

1138

1150+

1148

1150

1148

1142

1153+

1147−

1142−

1145

vBMC.tib66% (g · cm−1)

3.04

3.09+

3.11+

3.11

3.12+

3.09

3.16+

3.14−

3.16+

3.17+

vBMD.ct.tib66% (mg · cm−3)

1094

1118+

1120

1114−

1119+

1097

1109+

1093−

1105+

1107

  1. +, increase higher than 1.5 × coefficient of variation for this variable in relation to measurement point before; −, decrease higher than 1.5 × coefficient of variation for this variable in relation to measurement point before; vBMC, volumetric bone mineral content; vBMD, volumetric bone mineral density; ct, cortical; tb, trabecular; tib, tibia; tot, total.
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