Table 4.
Peak vertical force (A) and vertical impulse (B) in limbs containing GraftGrab, Bio-Post, or no (control) implants preoperatively, and at 4 and 8 weeks after cranial cruciate ligament reconstruction (mean ± standard deviation)
| Peak vertical force (N/kg) | Impulse (N * sec/kg) | |||||
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| Before surgery | Week 4 | Week 8 | Before surgery | Week 4 | Week 8 | |
| GraftGrab n = 7 |
6.9 ± 0.7* | 2.7 ± 0.9**,a | 4.0 ± 1.0***,a | 1.0 ± 0.1* | 0.4 ± 0.1**,a | 0.6 ± 0.1***,a |
| Bio-Post n = 7 |
7.5 ± 1.0* | 3.3 ± 1.3**,a | 4.2 ± 1.0***,a | 1.0 ± 0.1* | 0.5 ± 0.2**,a | 0.6 ± 0.2**,a |
| Unoperated n = 14 |
7.0 ± 0.9 | 7.3 ± 1.0b | 7.5 ± 0.9b | 1.0 ± 0.1* | 1.2 ± 0.2**,b | 1.2 ± 0.1**,b |
Notes: Significant differences among treatment cohorts at the different time points are indicated with different letters. Significant differences within treatment cohorts across time points are indicated with different numbers of asterisks (P < 0.05)