Table 1. Cell density and fibrocartilage zone thickness (FZT) in each group. Data are means (±SD).
| Group |
n |
Cell density
(cell/10000 µm2) |
FZT (µm) |
| CON |
7 |
19.9 (4.04) |
307.86 (27.62) |
| ND1W |
6 |
10.76 (3.82) ** |
443.21 (57.98) ** |
| ND2W |
6 |
12.7 (4.53) * |
395.33 (46.54) * |
| ND4W |
7 |
13.4 (4.08) * |
383.7 (89.44) * |
| ND8W |
7 |
9.51 (1.86) **† † ‡ |
379.55 (59.51) * |
* and ** denote p < 0.05 and 0.01, respectively, compared with the CON group.‡ denote p < 0.05 and 0.01, respectively, compared with the ND4W group.† † denotes p < 0.01 compared with the ND1W group.CON: normal control; ND1W: post-injury 1 week; ND2W: post-injury 2 weeks; ND4W: post-injury 4 weeks; ND8W: post-injury 8weeks.
