Fig. 6
From: Porous tantalum cage loaded with CGF promotes interbody fusion in a rat XLIF model
Histological analysis of the interbody fusion region at 4 and 8 weeks postoperatively. (a) Representative Van-Gieson stained images of the interbody fusion region in the PTa and CGF-PTa groups at 4 and 8 weeks after cage implantation. Red indicates newly formed bone, black representscage pores, and yellow denotes surrounding background tissue. (b) Quantitative analysis of bone area fraction within the cage based on Van-Gieson staining. (n = 6; Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Intergroup comparisons at each time point were performed using independent-samples t-tests. * indicates significant difference between groups: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.).
