Table 4.
Descriptive statistics on the maximum percentage of chondrocytes (%) observed in the cartilage of the femoral condyles, in the various histological sections from each condyle, with or without prosthesis (neomeniscus), 12 weeks after implantation. Comparison using the Mann-Whitney U test (μ = 0.05)
Percentage of chondrocytes (%) after 12 weeks |
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Control | Prosthesis | |
M | 11.30 | 16.13 |
SD | 1.01 | 3.00 |
SEM | 0.45 | 1.73 |
MAX | 12.6 | 19.6 |
MIN | 10.2 | 14.3 |
N | 5 | 3 |
MANN-WHITNEY U UC = 0.0 U = 0.0 P < 0.05