Table 1 Data of the primary osteons’ vascular canals, Haversian canals and secondary osteons in adult rabbits from the E1, E2, E3 and C groups

Vascular canals of primary osteons

E1

(1)

120

399.27 ± 63.02

71.83 ± 5.84

12.57 ± 1.39

10.15 ± 1.02

E2

(2)

120

358.42 ± 52.11

67.82 ± 4.88

11.77 ± 1.02

9.73 ± 1.00

E3

(3)

120

359.38 ± 62.33

67.90 ± 5.66

11.75 ± 1.18

9.77 ± 1.14

C

(4)

120

408.30 ± 79.95

72.22 ± 7.21

12.43 ± 1.45

10.45 ± 1.34

Games–Howell’s test

1:2^**; 1:3^**;

2:4^**; 3:4^**

1:2^**; 1:3^**;

2:4^**; 3:4^**

1:2^**; 1:3^**;

2:4^**; 3:4^**

1:2^*; 1:3^**; 2:4^**

Haversian canals

E1

(1)

120

329.56 ± 57.64

65.15 ± 5.51

11.33 ± 1.16

9.30 ± 1.17

E2

(2)

120

317.14 ± 54.53

63.84 ± 5.67

11.08 ± 1.27

9.15 ± 1.04

E3

(3)

120

318.62 ± 56.46

64.02 ± 5.63

11.18 ± 1.16

9.10 ± 1.07

C

(4)

120

334.86 ± 69.49

65.47 ± 6.67

11.37 ± 1.35

9.38 ± 1.18

Games–Howell’s test

NS

NS

NS

NS

Secondary osteons

E1

(1)

120

5976.51 ± 2236.50

276.00 ± 51.00

48.79 ± 9.85

38.04 ± 8.15

E2

(2)

120

4945.24 ± 1691.32

252.24 ± 44.01

44.93 ± 8.60

34.31 ± 7.17

E3

(3)

120

5355.22 ± 2046.25

262.10 ± 48.34

46.37 ± 9.67

35.97 ± 7.77

C

(4)

120

6982.93 ± 2773.93

299.10 ± 55.97

53.13 ± 10.65

40.80 ± 9.44

Games–Howell’s test

1:2^**; 1:4^*;

2:4^**; 3:4^**

1:2^**; 1:4^*;

2:4^**; 3:4^**

1:2^**; 1:4^*;

2:4^**; 3:4^**

1:2^**; 2:4^**; 3:4^**