Table 4.

Gene expression of BMP-2.

Treatment Group	Time Point (Ratio to Control ± Standard Deviation)
	2 Weeks	4 Weeks	8 Weeks	12 Weeks
Saline + 5 mg/mL simvastatin	9.14 ± 0.83	6.63 ± 0.79	2.20 ± 1.23
Saline + 15 mg/mL simvastatin	27.41 ± 0.02	3.11 ±0.33	1.91 ± 0.88	1.22 ± 0.10
Hydrogel + 5 mg/mL simvastatin	1.84 ± 0.91	1.45 ± 0.12	7.82 ± 2.78
Hydrogel + 15 mg/mL simvastatin		1.86 ± 0.20	1.21 ± 0.52