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 the study was to evaluate relationships between morphometric, densitometric and mechanical properties of tibiotarsus in ostriches (Struthio camelus). 14-month-old males (N=15) and females (N=31) were slaughter to obtain left tibiotarsus. Using computed tomography technique (Somatom Emotion scaner, Siemens), volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) of the trabecular (Td) and cortical bone (Cd), mean voulmetric bone mineral density (MvBMD) and...

The aim of this study was to determine morphological and densitometric parameters of mandible obtained from male and female silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes). The study was performed on 1-year-old males (n=7) and females (n=8). Mandible was isolated and subjected to morphological and densitometric analysis using quantitative computed tomography (QCT) method and Somatom Emotion Siemens apparatus (Siemens, Erlangen, Germany) equipped with Somaris/5 VB10B so...

Considering limited information on skeletal system properties in emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), the aim of this study was to determine morphological and densitometric parameters of tarsometatarsus obtained from adult males (N=6) and females (N=7). The study was performed on birds reared at the Department of Poultry and Ornamental Bird Breeding of Western Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland. Male and female emu were slaughtered to obtain l...

The aim of the study was to evaluate interrelationships between morphometric, densitometric and mechanical properties of femur in ostriches (Struthio camelus). 14-month-old male and female ostriches (N=46) were slaughtered to obtain left femur for analyses. Using quantitative computed tomography (QCT) technique, volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) of the trabecular (Td) and cortical bone (Cd) were measured. Bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) ...