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Figure 5

From: Postmenopausal women with osteoarthritis and osteoporosis show different ultrastructural characteristics of trabecular bone of the femoral head

Figure 5

Images of trabecular bone in osteoporotic women under TEM. A, B. No osteocytes could be seen in the trabecular bone of femoral head in women with OP. (×3400) (×5800). C. Loose collagen fibrils on the edge of the trabecular bone. (×3400). D. Osteoblasts with depressed function floated on the surface of the bone. (Arrow points to the plasma of the osteoblast) (×7400).

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