. 2013 Jul 25;19(21-22):2382–2389. doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2012.0733

Table 1.

Neuronal Size Differences Among the Various Groups

Implant	Proximal (<0.9 mm)	Distal (>0.9 mm)	Decrease (%, proximal vs. distal)
PCL	114±47	156±75	26.9^a
PCL-TCP	106±45	156±75	32.2^a
Control	110±47	165±76	33.3^a

Significant decreases in neuronal nuclei size were recorded in all groups between proximal and distal regions after 1 week (^ap<0.05). Proximal to the defect site, PCL-TCP implants recorded a significantly smaller neuronal nuclei size as compared to PCL (^bp<0.05), and which was comparable to that of the control. The results are an average of 800 measurements over three images per implant group.

PCL-TCP, polycaprolactone–tricalcium phosphate.