Research Article

Promoting Nerve Regeneration in a Neurotmesis Rat Model Using Poly(DL-lactide--caprolactone) Membranes and Mesenchymal Stem Cells from the Wharton’s Jelly: In Vitro and In Vivo Analysis

Table 2

Kinematic data for angular position (°) and for angular velocity (°/s) as it moves through the stance phase, obtained at week 20 after the neurotmesis injury.

Initial contactOpposite toe offHeel riseToe off
Position (°)Velocity (°/s)Position (°)Velocity (°/s)Position (°)Velocity (°/s)Position (°)Velocity (°/s)

Control −11.7 (7.3)−405.9 (303.2)27.0 (9.0)−353.8 (234.9)38.5 (10.0)−48.3 (103.5)9.5 (19.6)51.1 (413.1)
End-to-end −39.3 (12.1)−835.7 (249.2)20.9 (8.9)−376.9 (109.4)38.8 (7.2)−267.4 (56.0)*13.2 (10.7)437.2 (214.8)*
Gap −31.8 (5.4)−447.6 (464.6)14.1 (2.7)−494.7 (204.2)31.4 (5.8)−374.3 (30.6)*17.1 (14.5)392.7 (328.8)*
End-to-end PLCCellnonDiff −6.0 (13.0)−450.0 (191.9)16.2 (14.7)−223.8 (94.0)32.6 (13.3)−239.5 (41.6)*19.3 (8.8)556.0 (195.2)*
End-to-end PLCCellDiff −7.2 (11.5)−396.6 (354.2)16.9 (11.3)−257.6 (88.5)34.8 (9.9)−223.7 (50.8)*†25.9 (17.8)589.2 (316.2)*
GraftPLCcellnonDif 0.5 (51.4)−630.0 (249.9)16.8 (13.0)−269.3 (45.5)35.5 (12.4)−198.0 (69.7)*†−14.0 (48.2)508.3 (175.0)*
GraftPLCCellDiff −25.6 (20.7)−643.5 (281.2)10.8 (14.5)−356.5 (314.0)30.1 (15.7)−200.9 (85.0)*†1.3 (22.1)343.4 (248.4)*

The mean (and SD) values of each group are described in the table ( ). *Significantly different from control ( ). Significantly different from neurogap ( ).