Controlled Release of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Enhances Osteoconductive and Biodegradable Properties of Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate in a Rat Calvarial Defect Model

Figure 5

Percentage of newly formed bone and remaining 𝛽-TCP eight weeks after surgery. Values are shown as mean. Capital letters A–I correspond to treatment groups. Note that newly formed bone occupies more than 50% of the central area of the defect in groups F and G. In addition, the percentage of newly formed bone exceeds that of remaining 𝛽-TCP.