Fig. 6

Animal model of bone defects, 2D µCT reconstruction and quantitative analyses of cranial parietal bone defects filled with the nCSi bioceramic granules after implantation for 8 and 16 weeks. (A) Schematic illustration of the bone defect model; (B) bioceramic granules implantation in cranial parietal bone defects; (C) µCT images; (D) BV/TV (bone volume/total volume); Tb.N (trabecular number). *p <0.05; **p<0.01.