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From: An exploratory study of gold wire implantation at acupoints to accelerate ulnar fracture healing in rats

Fig. 1

Effect of gold wire implantation on bone regeneration in segmental ulnar bone defect. Bone defect width was obtained from radiographs of the right antebrachium, taken weekly through 8 weeks and bone regeneration in each rat was calculated as follows: bone regeneration (%) = (bone defect width at 2 weeks after surgery-bone defect width weekly)/(bone defect width at 2 weeks after surgery) × 100. Both groups showed gradual and consistent bone regeneration. From 4 weeks after gold implantation, the implanted rats showed significantly faster bone regeneration than the control rats, lasting up to 8 weeks after implantation. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05 compared with control group

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