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. 2020 Nov;8(21):1364. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-3661

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2020 Annals of Translational Medicine. All rights reserved.

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Mineral preservation of the NET, C-AEM, or O-AEM. (A) SEM images, EDS mappings of Ca and P in the NET, C-AEM or O-AEM. Bar =200 µm; (B) comparison of the porosity and water absorption for the NET, C-AEM or O-AEM (n=6); (C) Ca and P content in the NET, C-AEM or O-AEM (n=6). *, P<0.05; **, P<0.01; ***, P<0.001. SEM, scanning electron microscope; EDS, energy dispersive spectrometry; Ca, calcium; P, phosphorus; NET, native enthesis tissue; AEM, acellular enthesis matrix; BR, bony region; CFR, calcified fibrocartilaginous region; UFR, uncalcified fibrocartilaginous region; TR, tendinous region.