From: Histological characteristics of ligament healing after bio-enhanced repair of the transected goat ACL
Suture
Suture-SIS
Healing
Control
Number of cells per mm2
1265 ± 1034
254 ± 92
954 ± 378*
204 ± 93*
Number of myofibroblast per mm2
642 ± 564
52 ± 22
266 ± 229
36 ± 15
Ratio myofibroblast/total cell density
49%
20%
26%
19%