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. 2009 Jun 16;34(5):761–767. doi: 10.1007/s00264-009-0818-x

Table 2.

Histological scores 24 weeks after surgery for the repaired tissues treated with various doses (or no) E-rhBMP-2

Rabbit number Implants
Empty 0 μg 1 μg 5 μg 40 μg
1 10 12 15 14 15
2 7 11 10 11 10
3 10 14 13 15 13
4 11 11 12 13 13
5 12 9 9 12 12
6 7 11 14 13 12
Mean ± SD 9.5 ± 2.1 11.3 ± 1.6 12.2 ± 2.3 13 ± 1.4* 12.5 ± 1.6*

‘Empty’ indicates untreated defects,‘0’ indicates defects treated with the gelatin sponge only (no E-rhBMP-2)

* Significantly different from the untreated defect group (P < 0.05)