Research Article

Acute and Chronic Local Inflammatory Reaction after Implantation of Different Extracellular Porcine Dermis Collagen Matrices in Rats

Table 2

Number of foreign body giant cells after implantation of Permacol and NRX membranes. Wilcoxon signed rank test.

MaterialForeign body giant cells (cells/mm2)
Day 7Day 28Day 56Day 112

Permacol0.60 ± 0.26 (6)0.23 ± 0.12 (6)0.03 ± 0.03 (6)0 (5)
NRX1.05 ± 0.36 (6)1.90 ± 0.37 (6)1.65 ± 0.57 (6)0.42 ± 0.25 (5)
Wilcoxon signed rank test