Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Esterified Hyaluronic Acid Fibers on Bone Regeneration in Rat Calvarial Defects

Table 1

Comparison of histomorphometric parameters among the groups.

	Groups						P^a
	Control	HA	G+M	HA+M	HA+G	HA+G+M
	N=8	N=8	N=8	N=8	N=8	N=8
	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	Mean±SD
New bone formation (mm^2)	0.15±0.14	0.12±0.13	0.79±0.43^b,c	0.35±0.35	0.38±0.20	0.73±0.30^b,c	0.000
Residual graft (mm^2)	-	-	0.63±0.21	-	0.48±0.16	0.63±0.16	0.183

^aKruskal Wallis, P<0.05.
^bP<0.001 different from the control group, Mann–Whitney U-test with post hoc Bonferroni correction.
^cP<0.01 different from the HA group, Mann–Whitney U-test with post hoc Bonferroni correction.