Table 3 BMD, stiffness, cycles to failure, and load at failure in10 fresh-frozen adult human cadaveric tibias with simulated AO/OTA 41-C2 bicondylar tibial plateau fractures (simple articular, multifragmentary metaphyseal fractures) treated with combined medial and lateral plate fixation
Specimen No. | BMD (g/cm3) | Stiffness (N/mm) | Cycles to failure | Load at failure (N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0.9 | 551 | 54,411 | 2800 |
2 | 1.1 | 697 | 75,819 | 2800 |
3a | 1 | 514 | NA | NA |
4 | 1 | 576 | 43,575 | 2800 |
5a | 1.2 | 152 | NA | NA |
6 | 1.1 | 712 | 111,884 | 2800 |
7 | 1.2 | 646 | 14,851 | 1600 |
8 | 1.1 | 514 | 18,387 | 2000 |
9a | 1 | 556 | NA | NA |
10a | 1.1 | 708 | NA | NA |
Mean (SD) | 1.1 (0.1) | 562 (156) | 53,155 (3349) | 2467 (485) |