Time (weeks) | Control (n = 8) | AMF (n = 8) |
|---|
Total union | Partial union | Non-union | Total union | Partial union | Non-union |
|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
- (1) In Control group: P = 0.264 > 0.05 at all-time points; Kruskal–Wallis H test
- (2) In autogenous meniscal fragments (AMF) group: P = 0.000 < 0.05 at all-time points; Kruskal–Wallis H test; 2 weeks vs. 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks, P = 0.015, 0.004, and 0.000; 4 weeks vs. 8 weeks and 12 weeks, P = 0.199 and 0.001; 8 weeks vs. 12 weeks, P = 0.009; Mann–Whitney U test
- (3) Control vs. autogenous meniscal fragments (AMF) group: 2 weeks, P = 0.317 > 0.05; 4 weeks, P = 0.015 < 0.05; 8 weeks, P = 0.011 < 0.05; 12 weeks, P = 0.010 < 0.05; Mann–Whitney U test
