Effect of Hemiepiphysiodesis on the Growth Plate: The Histopathological Changes and Mechanism Exploration of Recurrence in Mini Pig Model

Table 1

The thickness of growth plate in two groups (Unit: μm).

Groups	layer		A	B	C
IP group	R		109.42±18.72	110.23±22.53	159.29±25.48
		VS B	P>0.05	/	p=0.0011
	P		61.61±15.52	88.50±19.65	121.71±23.18
		VS B	p=0.0089	/	p=0.0080
	H		65.58±10.73	67.90±11.47	80.98±19.37
		VS B	P>0.05	/	P>0.05
IR group	R		206.19±32.89	187.64±21.58	155.24±28.68
		VS B	P>0.05	/	P=0.023
	P		178.04±37.57	169.27±32.17	115.65±23.49
		VS B	P>0.05	/	P=0.0019
	H		90.26±18.77	87.70±25.34	78.93±13.22
		VS B	P>0.05	/	P>0.05

R: resting layer; P: proliferative layer; H: hypertrophy layers; A: A area; B: B area; C: C area
All P values were calculated by comparing with B.