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Table 1 The rates of complete recovery at 8 weeks postoperatively

From: The effect of insulin-like growth factor 1 on the recovery of facial nerve function in a guinea pig model of facial palsy

 

Complete

Incomplete

Complete recovery rate (%)

3 cm

   

 Saline

0

6

0

 IGF-1

4

2

67

6 cm

   

 Saline

0

6

0

 IGF-1

4

2

67

  1. The complete recovery rates in the IGF-1-treated guinea pigs were greater than in those in the saline-treated group. n = 6. P = 0.014