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Table 1 Biomechanical parameters

From: A biomechanical, micro-computertomographic and histological analysis of the influence of diclofenac and prednisolone on fracture healing in vivo

  

Mean ± SD

 

Mean difference (95 %-CI)

p-value

Breaking load

D

61.97 ± 24.91

D vs P

7.67 (-18.45 – 33.79)

0.543

P

54.30 ± 28.68

D vs K

-15.68 (-48.20 – 16.84)

0.323

K

77.65 ± 41.82

P vs K

23.35 (-8.81 – 55.51)

0.144

% of intact load

D

0.30 ± 0.12

D vs P

0.01 (-0.12 – 0.13)

0.934

P

0.29 ± 0.14

D vs K

-0.06 (-0.20 – 0.07)

0.345

K

0.36 ± 0.16

P vs K

0.07 (-0.06 – 0.20)

0.297

Stiffness

D

57.31 ± 31.11

D vs P

-29.32 (-74.53 – 15.89)

0.188

P

86.63 ± 60.45

D vs K

-65.13 (-122.81 – -7.45)

0.030*

K

122.44 ± 81.16

P vs K

35.81 (-28.18 – 99.79)

0.256

% of intact stiff-ness

D

0.13 ± 0.10

D vs P

-0.06 (-0.18 – 0.06)

0.321

P

0.19 ± 0.14

D vs K

-0.10 (-0.23 – 0.03)

0.107

K

0.24 ± 0.16

P vs K

0.05 (-0.09 – 0.18)

0.481

  1. D = diclofenac (n = 8), P = prednisolone (n = 11), K = control (n = 11). Entries marked with *represent significant differences between therapy groups