Skeletal Effects of the Saturated 3-Thia Fatty Acid Tetradecylthioacetic Acid in Rats

Table 7

Biomechanical properties of the femoral neck and shaft in mean values ± SD in sham controls, ovariectomized controls, and ovariectomized rats fed TTA for four months (Study II).

	CTR SHAM; (sham-operated controls); (𝑁=10)	CTR OVX; (ovariectomized controls); (𝑁=10)	TTA OVX; (ovariectomized, given TTA); (𝑁=10)
Ultimate bending moment (Nm)
Femoral neck	63.0±8.9	52.1±8.9^a	49.6±13.3^a
Femoral shaft	81.7±6.3	76.8±7.6	75.8±7.6
Energy absorption (J×10^−2)
Femoral neck	13.5±2.7	9.94±2.6^a	11.9±4.7
Femoral shaft	15.3±2.3	13.3±2.8	15.1±3.0
Bending stiffness (Nm/^∘×10^−2)
Femoral neck	370±58	317±53	290±105
Femoral shaft	574±61	582±58	510±92

^a𝑃<0.05when compared to CTR SHAM group.