|  |  | normal ACL | 1W | 2W | 4W | 6W |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TUNEL-rate (%) | UF | Resection | 6.6 ± 3.1 | 14.1 ± 10.6 *+ | 17.6 ± 12.1 *+ | 2.6 ± 2.2 + | 5.6 ± 3.3 + |
 |  | Sham |  | 5.6 ± 3.7 * | 5.5 ± 3.6 * | 4.8 ± 2.8 | 5.3 ± 3.5 |
 | CF | Resection | 8.7 ± 2.6 | 10.7 ± 2.8 + | 22.6 ± 9.3 *+ | 15.0 ± 5.4 * | 13.2 ± 4.5 + |
 |  | Sham |  | 12.3 ± 3.1 | 10.2 ± 4.8 * | 7.5 ± 2.8 * | 10.6 ± 4.3 |
GAG-thickness (μm) | UF | Resection | 742.8 ± 337.6 | 471.0 ± 185.3 * | 444.7 ± 429.5 * | 382.2 ± 503.1 * | 225.9 ± 258.7 * |
 |  | Sham |  | 836.0 ± 269.1 * | 729.6 ± 423.0 * | 1069.1 ± 371.1 * | 1341.1 ± 406.2 * |
 | CF | Resection | 53.8 ± 28.2 | 64.8 ± 50.2 | 46.0 ± 52.8 | 32.2 ± 29.7 | 23.0 ± 23.9 * |
 |  | Sham |  | 40.9 ± 21.8 | 56.6 ± 41.0 | 33.0 ± 40.3 | 62.7 ± 32.0 * |