Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 3 Summary of results (mean radiologic and histopathologic scores, TAC values, and scintigraphic counts for the groups, as well as statistical significance)
From: Effect of alpha-tocopherol on bone formation during distraction osteogenesis: a rabbit model
Experimental group (SD) | Control group (SD) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
5th day TAC value (mmol/L of Trolox equivalents) | 2.58 ± 0.28 | 2.59 ± 0.14 | 0.389 |
30th day TAC value (mmol/L of Trolox equivalents) | 2.75 ± 0.28 | 2.50 ± 0.08 | 0.001 |
5th day scintigraphic ROI (distracted/normal, ratio) | 1.06 ± 0.20 | 0.97 ± 0.18 | 0.233 |
20th day scintigraphic ROI (distracted/normal, ratio) | 3.63 ± 1.06 | 1.65 ± 0.54 | 0.000 |
20th day X-ray score | 1.73 ± 0.45 | 1.46 ± 0.51 | 0.217 |
30th day X-ray score | 4.60 ± 0.91 | 3.46 ± 0.83 | 0.003 |
40th day X-ray score | 7.73 ± 1.09 | 5.46 ± 0.83 | 0.000 |
40th day histopathological grade | 9.86 ± 0.35 | 8.00 ± 0.92 | 0.000 |