Regional differences of densitometric and geometric parameters of the third metacarpal bone in coldblood horses – pQCT study

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of the study was to analyse selected densitometric and geometric parameters in the third metacarpal bone along the long axis in horses. The densitometric parameters included the cortical and trabecular bone mineral density, while the geometric parameters included the cortical, trabecular, and total areas, strength strain index X, strength strain index Y, and the polar strength strain index.

Keywords

• horses
• bone parameters
• pqct
• third metacarpal bone