“…At a magnification of × 1.25 (BX60, Olympus, Tokyo, Japan; Axio Cam and Axio Vision 3.1, Carl Zeiss, Oberkochen, Germany) structural indices were calculated according to the suggestion provided by Gerstenfeld et al 60 using the ImageJ Analysis System (NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA). These included total callus area (bone, cartilaginous and fibrous callus area)/femoral bone diameter (cortical width plus marrow diameter) at the fracture gap (CAr/BDm [mm]), bone (total osseous tissue) callus area/total callus area (TOTAr/CAr [%]), cartilaginous callus area/total callus area (CgAr/CAr [%]), and fibrous tissue callus area/total callus area (FTAr/ CAr [%]) 18,56 . Additionally, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) activity was analyzed in the callus at 2 and 5 weeks after fracture healing.…”