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. 2010 Aug 18;5(8):e12248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012248

Figure 2. Improvement by cell therapy of the load-to-failure after repair of Achilles tendons.

Figure 2

We determined the Load-to-failure of Achilles tendons taken from control (G1), chondrocyte- (G2) and MSC-injected (G3) rats 15, 30 and 45 days after repair and compared them to those of a native enthesis (74.4±10.9 N, white box). There was a statistically significant difference between the value for the native entheses and those for other populations at 15 days post-repair. There was a statistically significant difference between the values for the native enthesis and those of G1 and G3 30 days post-repair, and a statistically significant difference between G1 and G2 and G3, 45 days post-repair. * p<0.05, ** p<0.01 and *** p<0.001.