Osteogenic Matrix Cell Sheets Facilitate Osteogenesis in Irradiated Rat Bone

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/bmri/volume-2015/629168/figures/629168.fig.003a.svgz" name="629168.fig.003a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Sheet</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/bmri/volume-2015/629168/figures/629168.fig.003b.svgz" name="629168.fig.003b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Control</td></tr></table>

<div>Microscopic appearance of the harvested femur at 12 weeks postoperatively. (a) Sheet group shows that smooth and rigid callus covers the grafted bone, resulting in bone union. (b) Control group shows that soft tissue covers the grafted bone, resulting in nonunion.</div>

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Figure 3: Osteogenic Matrix Cell Sheets Facilitate Osteogenesis in Irradiated Rat Bone 