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Table 5 Torsional stiffness (N-mm/deg)

From: Treatment of critically sized femoral defects with recombinant BMP-2 delivered by a modified mPEG-PLGA biodegradable thermosensitive hydrogel

 

Untreated (n = 6)

Autograft (n = 6)

BOX hydrogel + BMP-2 (μg/ml) (n = 6)

0

5

10

20

 

3

225

16

132

262

302

 

6

182

0

210

205

250

 

18

150

5

238

240

223

 

0

272

6

210

154

163

 

5

120

5

112

124

242

 

8

280

2

145

108

160

Mean ± SD

6.7 ± 5.6

200.8 ± 59.6a

5.7 ± 5.1

174.5 ± 46.8a

182.2 ± 57.6a

223.3 ± 49.8a

  1. aP < 0.05 compared to the untreated group. n = 6 in each group
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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