Research Article

Repair of Cranial Defects in Rabbits with 3D-Printed Hydroxyapatite/Polylactic Acid Composites

Table 2

Hardness values of the experimental group, control group, and normal group at 30 days and 90 days after surgeries.

Matched groupMean differenceStandard error of mean difference95% confidence interval of standard deviation
Lower limitUpper limit

30 days
1Experimental group-control group-4.86880.2244-5.3278-4.4098-21.6930.001
2Experimental group-normal group11.26340.1909-11.6537-10.8731-59.0170.001
3Control group-normal group-6.39460.2180-6.8405-5.9487-29.3310.001

90 days
1Experimental group-control group0.66340.4895-0.33781.66451.3550.186
2Experimental group-normal group0.54640.5315-0.54061.63341.0280.312
3Control group-normal group-0.11700.5107-1.16150.9275-.2290.820