Parameter Group P-valued Comparison
Control Graft EA + graft Pa Pb Pc
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Osteonectin 338.73 (97.42) 431.51 (137.7) 278.47 (101.78) 0.081 NS NS NS
Osteopontin 195.49 (53.36) 261.06 (105.06) 158.61 (24.07) 0.149 NS NS NS

Biochemical measurement values in bone defect between test and control groups
aComparison between control and graft groups.
bComparison of control and EA + graft groups.
cComparison between graft and EA + graft groups.
dKruskal Wallis test; a,b,cMann Whitney U test.
NS = not significant; EA = ellagic acid.