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Table 1 Subsidence distance during the axial compression test up to 3 kN, torsional stiffness with torque from 5 to 65 Nm under the rotational test, and internally rotated angle at torque of 70 Nm with 3 kN of compressive load

From: Effects of femoral bone defect morphology on initial polished tapered stem stability in massive defect model: a biomechanical study

Defect morphology (length × width) (cm) (area) (mm2)

Control (none) (0)

Long (5 × 2) (1000)

Short (2.5 × 2) (500)

Square (3.2 × 3.2) (1024)

Square with Mesh (3.2 × 3.2) (1024)

P value

Subsidence distance (mm)

2.6 ± 0.1

(2.4 to 2.8)

2.5 ± 0.1

(2.4 to 2.6)

2.5 ± 0.1

(2.4 to 2.7)

2.6 ± 0.3

(2.3 to 2.9)

2.5 ± 0.3

(2.2 to 2.9)

0.97

Torsional stiffness (Nm/deg.)

4.8 ± 0.3

(4.5 to 5.2)

4.4 ± 0.3*

(4.0 to 4.7)

4.5 ± 0.2

(4.3 to 4.8)

4.3 ± 0.3*

(4.0 to 4.7)

4.6 ± 0.2

(4.4 to 4.8)

0.03

Internally rotated angle (deg.)

15.0 ± 1.2

(13.5 to 16.4)

15.4 ± 0.6

(14.6 to 16.2)

15.7 ± 0.4

(15.2 to 16.2)

15.7 ± 0.5

(15.2 to 16.3)

15.1 ± 0.4

(14.7 to 15.6)

0.29

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD with 95% confidence interval in parentheses; * significant compared with the Control group.