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. 2018 Apr 17;13(4):e0195946. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195946

Table 5. The numbers of neovascularization and macrophage infiltration in patients with LDH containing cartilaginous endplate (n = 25).

CD34 (+) p value CD68 (+) p value
The percentage of the area occupied by
cartilaginous endplate
    <25 (n = 15) 11.58 ± 2.98 12.66 ± 2.96
    ≥25 (n = 10) 4.32 ± 2.82 <0.001* 5.50 ± 2.50 <0.001*

mean ± SD.

*Statistically significant.