Table 7.
Analysis of biomechanical change in rabbits implanted with polypropylene and ACTM from 24 weeks to 48 weeks.
Levene's test for equation of variance | T-test for equation of means | ||||||
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F | P value | Mean difference | SE difference | 95% CI | t | P value | |
Tensile stress (MPa): polypropylene 48 w-24 w | 0.178 | 0.677 | 1.01 | 0.321 | 0.348–1.664 | 3.131 | 0.004 |
Tensile stress (MPa): ACTM 48 w-24 w | 0.289 | 0.595 | 1.1 | 0.244 | 0.597–1.595 | 4.501 | <0.001 |
Tensile strain (%): polypropylene 48 w-24 w | 0.400 | 0.532 | 0.111 | 1.195 | −2.336–2.559 | 0.093 | 0.926 |
Tensile strain (%): ACTM 48 w-24 w | 1.349 | 0.255 | 0.697 | 2.104 | −3.612–5.007 | 0.331 | 0.743 |