Table 4.
Variable | Score at termination (week 8 of implantation) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parameters/groups | SO-CONTROL | SO-BMP | OVX-CONTROL | OVX- BMP | |
Fracture repair | Callus formation | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Bone union | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Marrow changes | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Cortex remodeling | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Total score | 9 | 12 | 5 | 9 | |
Tissue response | Fibrous connective tissue formation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inflammatory cellular infiltration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total score | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Due to low sample size, raw data is presented.