Table 2 Bone mineral density, micro-architectural and biomechanical parameters measured with HRpQCT at the uninstrumented and instrumented distal radius and the percent difference between them

 Dtot [mgHA/cm³]

273

266

(−2.5)

343

520

(+51.8)

229

245

(+6.7)

 Dtrab [mgHA/cm³]

146

145

(−0.8)

181

304

(+67.2)

62

80

(+30.2)

 Dcort [mgHA/cm³]

862

848

(−1.6)

839

1004

(+19.6)

853

850

(−0.3)

 BV/TV [−]

0.122

0.121

(−1.2)

0.152

0.253

(+67.0)

0.052

0.067

(+30.1)

 Tb.N [mm⁻¹]

1.58

1.54

(−2.2)

1.92

2.98

(+55.0)

0.96

1.06

(+10.5)

 Tb.Th [mm]

0.077

0.079

(+1.9)

0.079

0.085

(+7.6)

0.054

0.064

(+17.6)

 Tb.Sp [mm]

0.557

0.571

(+2.6)

0.442

0.251

(−43.2)

0.996

0.885

(−11.2)

 Ct.Th [mm]

0.94

0.91

(−3.2)

1.01

1.29

(+27.2)

0.76

0.76

(+0.7)

 Scomp [N/mm]

150

147

(−1.9)

133

143

(+7.5)

70

69

(−1.0)

 F.Ult [kN]

7.17

7.06

(−1.5)

6.24

6.85

(+9.8)

3.28

3.28

(+0.1)