Table 3.
Bone volume and bone mineral density of the regenerated rat calvaria at 1 week and 4 weeks after bone implantation
Group | BV (mm3)
| BMD (g/mm3)
|
1 week | 4 weeks | 1 week | 4 weeks |
CD | 0.145 ± 0.170 | 2.944 ± 2.699 | 0 | 0.018 ± 0.040 |
Fresh G | 1.289 ± 0.299** | 2.739 ± 1.307 | 0.010 ± 0.009 | 0 |
Fresh T | 2.251 ± 0.497**,† | 3.607 ± 1.345 | 0.010 ± 0.011 | 0.010 ± 0.111 |
Chem T | 5.016 ± 0.594**,††,‡‡ | 9.792 ± 5.508*,†,‡ | 0.058 ± 0.012 | 0.051 ± 0.051 |
Values are expressed in mean ± S.D. (n=5).
p<.05 as compared with the critical defect group.
p<0.01 as compared with the critical defect group.
p<0.05 as compared with the fresh general pig bone group.
p<0.01 as compared with the fresh general pig bone group.
p<0.05 as compared with the fresh transgenic pig bone group.
p<0.01 as compared with the fresh transgenic pig bone group.
BV: bone volume, BMD: bone mineral density
CD: critical defect, Fresh G: fresh general pig bone, Fresh T: fresh transgenic pig bone, Chem T: chemical treated transgenic pig bone.