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Table 2 μCT callus 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

BV

D

47.05 ± 15.67

D vs P

-26.74 (-47.15 – -6.33)

0.015*

P

73.79 ± 17.23

D vs K

-20.14 (-38.86 – -1.42)

0.037*

K

67.19 ± 14.90

P vs K

6.60 (-14.17 – 27.38)

0.494

TMD

D

648.10 ± 52.91

D vs P

6.04 (-42.99 – 55.08)

0.776

P

642.06 ± 9.99

D vs K

12.62 (-36.68 – 61.92)

0.565

K

635.48 ± 14.81

P vs K

6.58 (-9.98 – 23.14)

0.391

BMC

D

30.01 ± 9.58

D vs P

-17.27 (-29.92 – -4.61)

0.012*

P

47.28 ± 10.76

D vs K

-12.52 (-23.63 – -1.41)

0.031*

K

42.54 ± 8.61

P vs K

4.75 (-7.87 – 17.36)

0.420

SMI

D

0.08 ± 0.72

D vs P

1.38 (0.50 – 2.27)

0.006*

P

-1.30 ± 0.72

D vs K

0.30 (-0.81 – 1.42)

0.553

K

-0.22 ± 1.01

P vs K

-1.08 (-2.22 – 0.06)

0.062

DA

D

1.15 ± 0.03

D vs P

-0.02 (-0.07 – 0.02)

0.258

P

1.17 ± 0.04

D vs K

-0.03 (-0.08 – 0.02)

0.258

K

1.18 ± 0.05

P vs K

0.00 (-0.06 – 0.05)

0.877

BS

D

1282.18 ± 288.17

D vs P

-336.62 (-779.83 – 106.59)

0.120

P

1618.80 ± 398.72

D vs K

-354.66 (-748.85 – 39.54)

0.073

K

1636.83 ± 340.78

P vs K

-18.04 (-496.72 – 460.65)

0.935

Tb. Th.

D

0.094 ± 0.003

D vs P

-0.005 (-0.011 – 0.001)

0.114

P

0.099 ± 0.006

D vs K

-0.005 (-0.008 – -0.001)

0.023*

K

0.098 ± 0.003

P vs K

0.000 (-0.006 – 0.007)

0.878

  1. D = diclofenac (n = 7), P = prednisolone (n = 6), K = control (n = 6). Entries marked with *represent significant differences between therapy groups