Figure 3.
Histologic images showing LDE tendon (yellow arrows) in bone tunnel with interference screw removed. (A) Screw with linkBMP-2 coating. White arrows indicate new bone formation. (B) Screw without coating (original magnification ×1). (C, D) The specified area (black square) of the LDE tendon in the bone tunnel of the linkBMP-2 coating group showed the presence of mesenchymal cells at the interface between screw and tendon (black arrow) (original magnification ×20 in C and ×100 in D).