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Figure 5

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

Figure 5

Representative histological analysis of scaffolds with VG staining postoperation in the L6 of rabbits. (A,C) General view of longitudinal sections of uncoated TEAVBs at 8 and 12 w of cell culture postoperatively. (E,G) Representative images of uncoated, VG-stained TEAVBs at 8 and 12 w of cell culture postoperatively. (B,D) General view of longitudinal sections of Ta-coated TEAVBs at 8 and 12 w of cell culture postoperatively. (F,H) Representative images of VG-stained, Ta-coated TEAVBs at 8 and 12 w of cell culture postoperatively. The tissue stained red was the newly formed bone with visible cell nuclei. The tissue stained blue was fibrous tissue. Scale bar: 2 mm (white), 50 μm (green).

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