Table 3.
Number of bridged cortices per callus evaluated in two perpendicular planes and number of mice with successful fracture healing (≥3 bridged cortices) evaluated 5 and 6 weeks after the defect surgery.
| Group | Number of bridged cortices | Fracture healing outcome# | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Not healed | Healed | |
| Scan | |||||||
|
all animals defects ≥1.5 mm |
3 3 |
0 0 |
1 1 |
0 0 |
7 2 |
4 (36%) 4 (67%) |
7 (64%) 2 (33%) |
| Control | |||||||
|
all animals defects ≥1.5 mm |
2 2 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
6 1 |
2 (25%) 2 (67%) |
6 (75%) 1 (33%) |
#percentages of healed/not healed fractures per group given in brackets.