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Table 4 L* a* b* color change of the plug cartilage in groups H and F

From: Spectrocolorimetric assessment of cartilage plugs after autologous osteochondral grafting: correlations between color indices and histological findings in a rabbit model

Parameter

Group H

Group F

P valuea

L* value

57.5 ± 2.4b

61.2 ± 2.3

P = 0.02

L* value/control

62.3 ± 2.0

62.9 ± 2.3

 

a* value

3.7 ± 0.7b

2.4 ± 0.8

P = 0.007

a* value/control

2.5 ± 0.8

2.0 ± 1.0

 

b* value

0.3 ± 1.8b

-1.1 ± 1.7b

NS

b* value/control

6.2 ± 1.5

6.8 ± 1.4

 
  1. Data are mean ± standard deviation. aP values based on Mann-Whitney U-test, group H versus F, 12 weeks. bP < 0.05 versus control. NS, not significant.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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