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From: Evaluation of an artificial vertebral body fabricated by a tantalum-coated porous titanium scaffold for lumbar vertebral defect repair in rabbits

Figure 4

Micro-CT 3D reconstruction and bone tissue metrology analysis of scaffolds postoperation. (A,D) Micro-CT images of Ta-coated TEAVBs and Ti TEAVBs at 8 w, respectively. (B,E) Micro-CT images of Ta-coated TEAVBs and Ti TEAVBs at 12 w, respectively. (C,F) Micro-CT 3D reconstruction images of Ta-coated TEAVBs and Ti TEAVBs at 12 w, respectively. (G,K) Analysis of tissue mass density, bone volume fraction, number of bone trabeculae, thickness of bone trabeculae, and bone trabecular space at 12 w, respectively. All data are expressed as the mean ± SD. *P < 0.05.

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