Table 1 Schedule of Histomorphological Analysis of Articular Repair After Surgery and Hyperbaric Oxygenation
From: Augmentation of osteochondral repair with hyperbaric oxygenation: a rabbit study
Weeks after osteochondral surgery at harvesting of specimen | Rabbits (N = 40) Right knees - fibrin plugs; Left knees - no plugs | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | HBO Group, 20 rabbits | Non-HBO Group, 20 rabbits |
| Â | (Animals sacrificed in each group) | |
2 weeks | 4 | 4 |
4 weeks | 4 | 4 |
6 weeks | 4 | 4 |
8 weeks | 4 | 4 |
12 weeks | 4 | 4 |