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Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 6 4-week mechanical testing

From: The effect of locally delivered recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 with hydroxyapatite/tri-calcium phosphate on the biomechanical properties of bone in diabetes-related osteoporosis

 

Percent maximum peak torque

Percent torsional rigidity

Percent maximum shear stress

Percent shear modulus

Combined controls (n = 11)

104 ± 14

96 ± 30

108 ± 19

99 ± 0.287

rhBMP-2 (HD + LD) (n = 11)

120 ± 21

117 ± 22

121 ± 27

117 ± 30

p = 0.056

p = 0.072

p = 0.224

p = 0.167

  1. 4-week normalized ratio of right:left femur; combined treated vs. combined untreated (mean ± standard deviation)
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