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Table 1 Biomechanical characterization of the osteotomized tibiae (torsional load and stiffness, as % of contralateral intact tibia, mean ± SD) compared to previously collected data for the fracture model.

From: Characterization of a rat osteotomy model with impaired healing

Treatment

Torsional load

Stiffness

n =

Osteotomy 28d

15.1 ± 6.0

11.1 ± 9.1

3

Fracture 28d

69.0 ± 26.0

61.1 ± 44.5

9

Osteotomy 42d

29.3 ± 21.8

19.0 ± 15.8

6

Fracture 42d

129.3 ± 42.6 *

105.1 ± 38.6 *

8

Osteotomy 84d

48.0 ± 20.6

22.7 ± 12.9

5

Fracture 84d

173.9 ± 64.0 *

153.2 ± 53.8 *

8

  1. Asterisks indicate significant differences versus the respective osteotomy groups. Due to the small sample size of osteotomized animals the statistical test for 28 d was not performed.