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Table 6 Average mean values, including the standard deviations (SD) per group of the cyclic fatigue to failure tests (all decimal values rounded to the 1st decimal)

From: Biomechanical properties of five different currently used implants for open-wedge high tibial osteotomy

Groups

Maximal load [kN]

Vertical stiffness KV [N/mm]

Lateral stiffness KL [N/mm]

Number of cycles prior to failure

 

Mean

SD ±

Mean

SD ±

Mean

SD ±

Mean

SD ±

TomoFix std

1.5

0.2

1950

577

2233

252

>86 000

30 550

PEEKPower

1.4

0.1

2245

468

2297

184

>73 000

11 500

iBalance

1.8

0.1

3375

479

3113

490

>125 000

10 000

TomoFix sm

1.4

0.3

1983

184

1933

330

>80 000

28 300

ContourLock

2.2

0.4

2367

250

3133

900

>173 000

37 700