Figure 5

(a) Histological images of VG-stained hard tissue sections at 4, 12 and 24 weeks (n = 6). The implanted material (Implant) is stained black. New bone tissue (B) is stained red. Fibrous tissue (F) is stained blue. Scale: 100 µm. (b) New bone volume fraction/total bone volume (BV/TV) of the two groups was analyzed using Image-Pro Plus 6 software (n = 6).