Table 5.

Descriptive statistics on the maximum percentage of chondrocytes (%) observed in the cartilage of the femoral condyles on the side without a prosthesis (control), in the various histological sections from each condyle, according to the time elapsed since implantation (three, six and 12 weeks). Comparison using the Kruskal-Wallis test and discrimination using the multiple comparisons test modified by Dunn (μ = 0.05)

	Percentage of chondrocytes (%) in the condyle without a prosthesis (control)
3 weeks	6 weeks	12 weeks
M	20.46	10.81	11.30
SD	2.38	0.53	1.01
SEM	1.07	0.20	0.45
MAX	22.9	11.5	12.6
MIN	17.6	10.2	10.2
N	5	7	5

Kruskal-Wallis H = 10.4 p = 0.006*

Dunn 3 weeks > 6 weeks