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Table 3.

Bone union rate at the osteotomy site of the proximal tibia.

Bone union rate (%)	Control	LIPUS	ALN	ALN + LIPUS	Two-factor factorial ANOVA
Bone union rate (%)	Control	LIPUS	ALN	ALN + LIPUS	LIPUS	ALN	Interaction
2 Weeks	15.44 ± 13.58	17.05 ± 27.69	37.86 ± 19.50	46.82 ± 8.50^a	NS	P = 0.001	NS
4 Weeks	26.39 ± 6.18	30.44 ± 13.32	45.00 ± 14.24^b	49.35 ± 4.85^c^,^d	NS	P < 0.001	NS

Values are presented as the mean ± standard deviation.

LIPUS, low-intensity pulsed ultrasound; ALN, alendronate.

Control, saline + sham LIPUS; LIPUS, saline + LIPUS; ALN, alendronate + sham LIPUS; ALN + LIPUS, alendronate + LIPUS; NS, not significant.

^aP = 0.043, ^bP = 0.042, and ^cP = 0.007 vs. control group by 2-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) using Scheffe post hoc test. ^dP = 0.030 vs. LIPUS group by 2-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) using Scheffe post hoc test.