. 2017 Sep 15;29(9):1567–1572. doi: 10.1589/jpts.29.1567

Table 2. Measured values of the posterior joint capsule.

	Control group^a	Experimental group

		Non-treatment^b	Treatment^c
Thickness (mm)	0.74 ± 0.15	1.17 ± 0.25^>a,c	0.78 ± 0.09
Density (%)^*	53.3 ± 7.5^>b,c	77.2 ± 5.7^{<a, c}	69.2 ± 2.9^{<a, >b}

Mean ± SD. a, b, c; p<0.05, significant difference according to the Tukey’s multiple comparison test. *A cross-sectional area of the collagen fiber bundles measured as an index of the density of the posterior joint capsule. The values measured were then divided by the total area, omitting any blood vessels apparent, and these values are shown as percentages.