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Table 2 Parameters of equivalent stress without artificial bone

From: Monocortical fixation for locking plate distal screws does not impair mechanical properties in open-wedge high tibial osteotomy

Equivalent stress/MPa

A

B

Ap

Bp

1) D hole

134

131

1000

962

2) D screw proximal

47.5

48.1

457.2

460.2

3) D screw distal in the bone

32.8

31.7

82.8

81.6

4) Lateral hinge*

36.3

36.2

17.6

17.4

5) Screw 4 proximal

37.9

29.6

65.4

47

6) Screw 4 distal in the bone

19.3

9.4

66.4

17

  1. *Mean values are used to avoid dispersion of the computed tomography value