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Table 3 Parameters of equivalent stress with 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

104

101

331

313

2) D screw proximal

25

29.5

95

95.8

3) D screw distal in the bone

22.9

20.3

104

99.5

4) Lateral hinge*

20.7

21.6

6.6

6.8

5) Screw 4 proximal

33.4

33.5

63.6

41.5

6) Screw 4 distal in the bone

19.7

8.6

64.7

12.9

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