Fig. 5
From: Porous tantalum cage loaded with CGF promotes interbody fusion in a rat XLIF model
Biomechanical stiffness analysis to evaluate segmental stability of the operated lumbar spine at 4 and 8 weeks postoperatively. Comparison of stiffness between the CGF-PTa and PTa groups in (a) flexion/extension and (b) left/right lateral bending. (n = 3; data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Statistical comparisons between experimental and control groups at each time point were performed using independent-samples t-tests. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.).
