Effects of Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound on New Trabecular Bone during Bone–Tendon Junction Healing in a Rabbit Model: A Synchrotron Radiation Micro-CT Study
Fig 3
3D visualization images (a–d) and simulation sagittal sections (e–h) of bone–tendon junction of rendered SR-μCT data with high resolution.
Primary woven bone was predominant in the LIPUS (b, f) and control (d, h) groups at postoperative week 8. At postoperative week 16, lamellar bone with marrow cavity formation was predominant in the LIPUS (a, e) and control (c, g) groups. Bone (yellow) and tendon (green) tissues could be clearly distinguished, and the marrow tissue was also seen in green. Scanned bar = 1000 μm.