Table 3.
In vivo biomechanical ultimate pullout test.
| Inter-Group Statistical Analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks | Group | Pullout Strength (N) | p Value vs. Polymer SA | p Value vs. Iron SA_2 Helix |
| 4 | Polymer SA | 162.36 ± 23.02 | ||
| Iron SA_2 Helix | 216.23 ± 20.07 | 0.015 | ||
| Iron SA_3 Helix | 257.85 ± 38.66 | 0.004 | 0.0413 | |
| 12 | Polymer SA | 193.80 ± 14.28 | ||
| Iron SA_2 Helix | 318.59 ± 36.58 | 0.0001 | ||
| Iron SA_3 Helix | 361.97 ± 69.45 | 0.0002 | 0.2056 | |
| Intra-group statistical analysis | ||||
| Group | p value between 4 vs. 12 weeks | |||
| Polymer SA | 0.0175 | |||
| Iron SA_2 helix | 0.0001 | |||
| Iron SA_3 helix | 0.0094 | |||