Table 1 Fracture healing, callus formation, and complications are shown for mice in the treatment (E.1 – E.8) and control (C.1 – C.8) groups
Group | Fracture healing | Callus formation (0 = mostly absent, 1 = minimum, 2 = medium, 3 = maximum) | Complications |
|---|---|---|---|
E.1 | Yes | 2 | Implant bending |
E.2 | Yes | 2 | No |
E.3 | Yes | 1 | Implant bending, partial pseudarthrosis |
E.4 | Yes | 2 | No |
E.5 | Yes | 1 | No |
E.6 | Yes | 1 | No |
E.7 | NA | NA | Died intraoperatively |
E.8 | NA | NA | Died one week postoperatively |
C.1 | Yes | 1 | Partial pseudarthrosis |
C.2 | Yes | 3 | No |
C.3 | Yes | 2 | No |
C.4 | No | 0 | Implant bending, open fracture, complete pseudarthrosis |
C.5 | Yes | 2 | No |
C.6 | Yes | 1 | No |
C.7 | Yes | 1 | No |
C.8 | Yes | 2 | No |