Table 2.
Flexural Mechanical Strength, Modulus, and Toughness of the Rabbit Forearm Measured in 4-Point Bending and Presented as a Comparison Between the Experimental Side Where the Surgery Was Performed and the Contralateral Arm as a Control
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Flexural strength (MPa) |
Flexural modulus (MPa) |
Flexural toughness (MPa) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental | Contralateral | Experimental | Contralateral | Experimental | Contralateral | |
| Defect | 16.1±2.8 | 20.5±2.2 | 489±97a | 826±75 | 41.6±6.1 | 71.2±8.6 |
| Scaffold | 36.0±4.3 | 23.9±2.7 | 748±110 | 636.5±66.6 | 203.7±27.3b | 123.7±29.6 |
| Wrap | 49.1±9.7a,b | 26.7±3.2 | 1015±97b | 881±108 | 228.1±43.2a,b | 117.2±20.4 |
| Autograft | 43.8±5.4b | 33.1±3.8 | 796±68 | 750±82 | 246.0±40.2a,b | 140.3±33.3 |
a
A significant difference between experimental and contralateral controls.
b
Significant differences from the defect group.