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. 2012 Apr 4;21(8):1751–1762. doi: 10.1007/s00167-012-1977-7

Table 4.

Percentage of apoptotic chondrocytes at 4, 8, and 12 weeks in different groups (mean ± SD)

Group (weeks) SFBM-both BM-only SF-only None-SFBM Free plug
3.1 ± 0.8 39.1 ± 12.6**,## 5.3 ± 1.8 40.6 ± 6.4**,## 3.0 ± 1.2
3.7 ± 1.7 58.5 ± 15.5**,## 16.0 ± 4.1** 52.1 ± 10.0**,## 5.1 ± 2.3
12  4.2 ± 1.8 56.3 ± 8.5**,## 15.6 ± 3.9** 59.0 ± 10.5**,## 5.0 ± 2.2

P < 0.05 vs. SFBM-both group, ** P < 0.01, vs. control group; # P < 0.05 vs. SF-only group, ## P < 0.01, vs. SF-only group