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Table 3.

Fracture and percent of intact torque and stiffness in prednisolone-treated and placebo fractured femurs at 28 days postfracture

Parameter	Treatment group	Mean	SD	p Value
Fracture torque (N-m)	Prednisolone	0.144	0.072	0.024*
Fracture torque (N-m)	Placebo	0.236	0.025	0.024*
Fracture stiffness (Nm/deg)	Prednisolone	0.006	0.003	0.025*
Fracture stiffness (Nm/deg)	Placebo	0.018	0.011	0.025*
Percent of intact torque	Prednisolone	0.456	0.19	0.043*
Percent of intact torque	Placebo	0.639	0.089	0.043*
Percent of intact stiffness	Prednisolone	0.175	0.088	0.009*
Percent of intact stiffness	Placebo	0.479	0.225	0.009*

* Significant; SD = standard deviation.