Age-Related Changes in Whole-Bone Structure and Strength - Skeletal Aging and Osteoporosis: Biomechanics and Mechanobiology - page 8

Table 2 Diaphyseal changes—upper extremity

% Change per decade*

Authors Materials Methods Study design Bone Sex D_P D_M TA MA CA Moment of inertia

a b

Garn et al.
[ 11 ]

2799 subjects
(1671 female,
1128 male)
25-84 years

PA CS, Metacarpal Female 0.7 0.9 - - - - -

a b

radiographs LNG

Male 0.5 0.7 - - - - -

c

Garn et al.
[ 12 ]

5660 subjects
(3455 female,
2205 male)
25-85 years

PA CS Metacarpal Female - - 1.7 -- -

radiographs

c

Male - - 0.6 -- -

Maggio
et al. [ 14 ]

296 subjects
(189 female,
107 male)
30-88 years

PA CS Metacarpal Female 1.6 (NS) 15.5 - - - -

radiographs

Male 0.9 (NS) 5.3 - - - -

Burr and
Martin
[ 15 ]

86 donors
(male and
female)
18-95 years

Bone sections
(38 % site)

CS Radius Female 0.3 (NS) - - - -6.8 -1.9 (NS)

Male 2.3 - - - 0.6 (NS) 6.0

d

Bouxsein
et al. [ 17 ]

42 women
Young:
20-30 years
Old:
63-84 years

CT (33 % site) CS Radius Female 1.0 (NS) - 0.8 (NS) 10.5 -2.6 0 (NS)

Ulna Female 1.5 - 2.2 13.3 -2.4 3 (NS)

f c c c c

Ahlborg et al.
[ 16 ]

108 women
*52-
67 years

Single photon
absorpt.
(6 cm)

LNG Radius Female 7 11 14 24 12 31

e

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