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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Apr 4.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2003 Feb;(407):102–118. doi: 10.1097/00003086-200302000-00018

TABLE 5.

Computed Tomographic Data for Each Cell-Matrix Composite Using Mineralized Cancellous Matrix

Outcome Parameter Enriched Bone Matrix (n = 11) Bone Matrix + Bone Marrow Clot (n = 11) Enriched Bone Matrix + Bone Marrow Clot (n = 11)
Fusion volume (mm3)  869 ± 196*  961 ± 115 1006 ± 185
Fusion area (mm2)    81 ± 17**   91 ± 14   95 ± 27
Bone density 1848 ± 62 1840 ± 43 1824 ± 66
*

Significantly less than Bone Matrix + Bone Marrow Clot Group (p = 0.03) and the Enriched Bone Matrix + Bone Marrow Clot Group (p = 0.004)

**

Significantly less than Enriched Bone Matrix + Bone Marrow Clot Group (p = 0.02)