Bone Abstracts

Considering limited information available on skeletal system properties in foxes, the aim of this study was to determine morphological, geometrical and densitometric parameters of femur obtained from males and females. The study was performed on 1-year old male (n=5) and female (n=6) silver foxes. Right femur was isolated and its weight and length were measured. Using quantitative computed tomography (QCT) technique and Somatom Emotion Siemens apparatus, bone...

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...