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Table 2 Characteristics and mechanical properties of LV-PUR/ceramic composite bone grafts

From: Injectable and compression-resistant low-viscosity polymer/ceramic composite carriers for rhBMP-2 in a rabbit model of posterolateral fusion: a pilot study

Treatment group

Pore size (μm)

Porosity (vol%)

Bulk modulus (MPa)

Yield strength (MPa)

LV/BG

89 ± 2

52.4 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.1

0.37 ± 0.03

LV/CM

100 ± 1*

48.0 ± 3.0

3.1 ± 0.4*

0.38 ± 0.05

  1. Data are shown as mean ± SD
  2. *Statistical significance (p = 0.05)