Table 1.

Comparison of thicknesses of Achilles tendons

Animal number	Tendon thickness of Achilles tendon (mm)		p Value
	Experimental side	Control side
2 weeks 1	0.83	0.69	0.042
2 weeks 2	0.74	0.65
2 weeks 3	0.69	0.61
2 weeks 4	0.81	0.72
2 weeks 5	0.75	0.68
4 weeks 1	0.85	0.76	0.042
4 weeks 2	0.79	0.74
4 weeks 3	0.88	0.81
4 weeks 4	0.91	0.79
4 weeks 5	0.84	0.79
6 weeks 1	1.04	0.95	0.042
6 weeks 2	1.07	0.94
6 weeks 3	1.01	0.94
6 weeks 4	1.05	0.92
6 weeks 5	1	0.94
Total (mean ± SD)	0.88 ± 0.12	0.79 ± 0.12

SD = standard deviation.