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Table 2 Linear Measurements (in millimeters) from radiographs* at 5 weeks of age to assess length ratios

From: The cn/cn dwarf mouse. Histomorphometric, ultrastructural, and radiographic study in mutants corresponding to human acromesomelic dysplasia Maroteaux type (AMDM)

 

cn/cn

cn/cn+

Measurements

Mean length ratio

Iliac crest to distal tip of ischium

11.1 (11.0-11.3)

16.8 (16.3-17.2)

8 per group

0.66

Radius Length

   

0.53

Ulna Length

   

0.59

Comparable metacarpal/metatarsal bones and phalanges (forelimb and hindlimb)

   

0.67

  1. *measurements from radiographs accurate for determining length ratios but not actual lengths.