2011918骨质疏松症药物治疗进展.pptVIP

* These images illustrate the microarchitecture of vertebrae of normal bone, osteoporosis and severe osteoporosis. In the normal bone, note the perpendicular orientation between the horizontal and vertical trabeculae. This interconnectivity of the three-dimensional lattice of the trabeculae makes the vertebral bodies particularly well suited to support compressive loads. In the osteoporotic vertebrae, one sees loss of connectivity, with interrupted or truncated rods, and thinning of trabecular plates. Note that the loss of horizontal or lateral struts occurs before loss of vertical struts,