Fig. 5

The morphological changes of newborn bone around the screw channel in the LCP and LC-DCP groups for different periods were examined by MicroCT. a–f Representative images show the morphology of the newborn bone around the screw channel at different periods (6 weeks, a and d; 12 weeks, b and e; 24 weeks, c and f) for different plates (LC-DCP, a–c; LCP, d–f). The parameters were as follows: height of 5 mm, threshold of 600, with pith; intramedullary normal bones were completely removed to prevent influence on images; and the newborn bone was displayed as the pseudo color blue for distinction