The Biocompatibility of Degradable Magnesium Interference Screws: An Experimental Study with Sheep

Table 3

Real-time RT-PCR.

	Control	Diecasting	Milling	Coating	1-year-Mg
Col1^b	1.75 ± 0.51^a	2.06 ± 0.45	3.76 ± 0.95	1.75 ± 0.47	−2.17 ± 1.35
					= 0.016^*
OC^c	−0.08 ± 0.53	−1.57 ± 0.47	−2.26 ± 1.97	−5.94 ± 1.25	−6.04 ± 1.25
		= 0.036^*		= 0.004^**	= 0.016^*
CtsK^d	1.6 ± 0.29	0.79 ± 0.66	0.54 ± 0.61	−0.42 ± 0.2	−0.7 ± 0.82
				= 0.004^**	= 0.063

Average ± standard error (SE), ^bCol1: collagen-1, ^cOC: osteocalcin, and ^dCtsK: cathepsin K.
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