Table 2.

Crosstable for histomorphometric evaluation. In histological analyzes, callus and cortex morphology, inflammation, osteoblasts number, and periosteum parameters were evaluated by numeric grading as described previously (24).

Groups	Grade	Control (n = 8)	Taurine (n = 8)	AGE (n = 8)
Callus morphology n (%)	0	2 (0.25)	0	0
	1	3 (37.5)	1 (12.5)	2 (25.0)
	2	2 (25.0)	2 (25.0)	4 (50.0)
	3	1 (12.5)	5 (62.5)	2 (25.0)
Cortex morphology n (%)	0	2 (25.0)	0	0
	1	5 (62.5)	0	2 (25.0)
	2	1 (12.5)	8 (100.0)	6 (75.0)
Inflammatory responses n (%)	0	1 (12.05)	0	0
	1	6 (75.0)	5 (62.5)	5 (62.5)
	2	1 (12.5)	3 (37.5)	2 (25.0)
Osteoblast count n (%)	0	0	0	0
	1	7 (87.5)	2 (25.0)	5 (62.5)
	2	1 (12.5)	4 (50.0)	3 (37.5)
	3	0	2 (25.0)	0
Periosteal vascularity n (%)	0	2 (25.0)	0	0
	1	6 (75.0)	4 (75.0)	6 (75.0)
	2	0	4 (25.0)	2 (25.0)