Table 3.
Quantitative histology results for the epiphyseal cartilage of the ischemic and control femoral heads.
| Sample | Total Cell Count | Necrotic Cell Count | Safranin O Stain Intensity (au) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Ischemic | Diff. | Control | Ischemic | Diff. | Control | Ischemic | Diff. | |
| 1 | 177 | 110 | −67 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 78.4 | 76.1 | −2.3 |
| 2 | 223 | 131 | −92 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 79.7 | 60.3 | −19.4 |
| 3 | 176 | 188 | 12 | 0 | 113 | 113 | 78.3 | 80.4 | 2.0 |
| 4 | 187 | 200 | 13 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 87.4 | 63.6 | −23.8 |
| 5 | 210 | 164 | −46 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 72.4 | 66.7 | −5.7 |
| Mean ± SD | 195±21 | 159±38 | −36±47 | 0 | 92±37 | 92±37 | 79.3±5.4 | 69.4±8.5 | −9.8±11.2 |
Differences (Diff.) are shown for the Ischemic minus Control values.