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Table 2.

Ratios for the mechanical properties between the fractured and intact tibia at 3 weeks after fracture and intramedullary nailing

Property	Parecoxib (mean) n = 14	Indomethacin (mean) n = 14	Placebo (mean) n = 14	Mean difference placebo versus parecoxib (post hoc)	Mean difference placebo versus indomethacin (post hoc)
Moment (ratio)	0.11 (SD 0.16)	0.10 (SD 0.09)	0.29 (SD 0.22)	0.18 (CI 0.019–0.334)	0.18 (CI 0.026–0.340)
Moment (ratio)	0.11 (SD 0.16)	0.10 (SD 0.09)	0.29 (SD 0.22)	p = 0.02	p = 0.02
Total energy (ratio)	0.12 (SD 0.18)	0.10 (SD 0.09)	0.18 (SD 0.16)	0.05 (CI −0.089–0.195)	0.08 (CI −0.063–0.221)
Total energy (ratio)	0.12 (SD 0.18)	0.10 (SD 0.09)	0.18 (SD 0.16)	p = 0.64	p = 0.37
Stiffness (ratio)	0.12 (SD 0.22)	0.14 (SD 0.16)	0.62 (SD 0.66)	0.51 (CI 0.108–0.904)	0.49 (CI 0.088–0.884)
Stiffness (ratio)	0.12 (SD 0.22)	0.14 (SD 0.16)	0.62 (SD 0.66)	p = 0.01	p = 0.01
Deflection (ratio)	1.61 (SD 0.74)	1.68 (SD 0.91)	1.04 (SD 0.53)	−0.57 (CI −1.286–0.147)	−0.64 (CI −1.360–0.073)
Deflection (ratio)	1.61 (SD 0.74)	1.68 (SD 0.91)	1.04 (SD 0.53)	p = 0.14	p = 0.09

Groups compared using ANOVA and Scheffe’s post hoc test. Level of significance set at p < 0.05. Results are given as mean values, one standard deviation (SD) and 95% confidence interval of mean difference (CI).