Table 3.
Results from in vivo study22
| Group 1 (n = 6) Bacteria and control scaffold (2 week sacrifice) |
Group 2 (n = 6) Bacteria and antibiotic impregnated scaffold (2 week sacrifice) |
Group 3 (n = 6) Scaffold only control (2 week sacrifice) |
Group 4 (n = 6) Scaffold only control (13 week sacrifice) |
Group 5 (n = 6) Bacteria and antibiotic impregnated scaffold (13 week sacrifice) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain relief post-operatively | 2 weeks | 3 days | 3 days | 3 days | 3 days |
| Lameness, swelling and increased respiration rate | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Weight change at sacrifice | − 7.8 kg | + 6.2 kg | + 5.8 kg | + 8.8 kg | +14.3 kg |
| Bacteria present at sacrifice | S aureus (F2789) | None | None | None | None |