Table 2.

Comparison of maximum loads [(N/mm²)].

Group	Week 6	Week 8	Week 12	F value	P value
Control group	120.95±6.50	121.76±7.17	120.11±5.72	0.294	0.626
Sham operation group	52.52±3.09*	82.09±4.89*	115.29±6.96	184.113	<0.001
Model group	31.08±3.63*,#	52.73±4.04*,#	63.10±4.04*,#	109.590	<0.001
Experimental group	51.32±3.09*,Δ	86.51±6.89*,Δ	116.99±5.63Δ	84.975	0.001
F value	280.751	91.523	161.225
P value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

^*indicates that there is a difference compared with the control group (p<0.05),

^#indicates that there is a difference compared with the sham operation group (p<0.05),

^Δindicates that there is a difference compared with the model group (p<0.05).