Table 1 Histomorphometric results of all groups.

From: Arterialized Venous Bone Flaps: An Experimental Investigation

Variable

AVF Group (n = 6)

BG Group (n = 4)

cAF Group (n = 4)

p-value 1,2

p-value 1,3

p-value 2,3

BV/TV %

 Mean ± SD

62.01 ± 4.86

51.63 ± 7.09

66.33 ± 6.98

0.010*

0.476

0.114

 Median

60.34

52.45

68.52

 Min - Max

58.47–71.49

43.62–57.99

56.50–71.76

TbTh (μm)

 Mean ± SD

24.18 ± 5.51

18.38 ± 2.89

26.93 ± 4.55

0.171

0.352

0.029*

 Median

21.86

18.62

27.23

 Min - Max

19.15–32.27

15.26–21.01

21.77–31.46

TbN (mm−1)

 Mean ± SD

33.30 ± 9.48

25.23 ± 9.76

31.05 ± 3.01

0.171

0.999

0.343

 Median

30.02

21.62

31.46

 Min - Max

26.42–51.81

18.04–39.64

27.19–34.09

TbSp (μm)

 Mean ± SD

13.52 ± 3.17

18.13 ± 1.61

13.32 ± 4.22

0.038*

0.762

0.200

 Median

13.05

18.11

11.82

 Min - Max

9.52–18.59

16.33–19.96

10.14–19.50

  1. (cAF, conventional arterial flap; AVF, arterialized venous flaps; BG, bone graft; BV/TV, percantege of bone volume to total measured volume; TbTh, trabecular thickness; TbN, trabecular number; TbSp, trabecular separation).
  2. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05.