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Table 1 The micro-CT 3D parameters of transplanted bone in isochronograft and heterochronograft limbs.

From: Bone quality and growth characteristics of growth plates following limb transplantation between animals of different ages - Results of an experimental study in male syngeneic rats

 

Isochronograft(n = 10) Mean ± SD (Range)

Heterochronograft(n = 5) Mean ± SD (Range)

t value

p value

BV/TV

0.3 ± 0.177 (0.09-0.38)

0.055 ± 0.023 (0.028-0.081)

3.03

0.0096

Tb.N (1/mm)

3.924 ± 1.249 (1.563-5.650)

1.42 ± 0.56 (0.819-1.862)

4.21

0.0010

Tb.Th (mm)

0.0697 ± 0.0242 (0.037-0.112)

0.0421 ± 0.003 (0.039-0.047)

2.47

0.028

Tb. Sp (mm)

0.221 ± 0.15 (0.083-0.583)

0.757 ± 0.308 (0.421-1.174)

-4.63

0.0005

BS/TV (1/mm)

10.1 ± 2.22 (7.197-13.295)

2.69 ± 1.10 (1.419-3.863)

7.01

< 0.0001

BS/BV (1/mm)

35.4 ± 9.40 (22.70-53.35)

48.9 ± 1.76 (9.257 to 54.27)

-3.13

0.0080

  1. Abbreviations: Tb.N = Trabecular number; Tb.Th = Trabecular thickness; Tb.Sp = Trabecular Separation; BV = Bone Volume; TV = Tissue Volume; BS = Bone Surface; ns = no significance, SD = Standard Deviation.