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The microstructural patterns of trabecular bone tissue affect mechanical properties. To assess such bone microstructural patterns, analyses such as the Node-Strut method, and the bone marrow Star Volume method, trabecular bone pattern factors have been developed. There is no consensus on the pattern of microstructural bone changes associated with uremia. Bone microstructures can be assessed non-invasively, and even three-dimensional morphometry is currently being examined. The small number of remaining technological problems are expected to be solved in the near future. |