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Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics

Table 12 Static strength and critical angles of the specimens with the cortical bone considered as ductile

From: Mechanical strength assessment of a drilled hole in the contralateral cortex at the end of the open wedge for high tibial osteotomy

Cases

Specimens

2D FEA

3D FEA

n pl

σ SK [MPa]

αcrit [°]

n pl

σ SK [MPa]

αcrit [°]

H

SNH

3

341

2.2

2.2

251

1.8

SWHE

2.3

264

2.7

2.28

260

2.9

SWHA

2.3

262

2.7

2.27

259

2.9

M

SNH

3.1

253

2

1.37

190

1.7

SWHE

2.3

185

2.3

2.46

197

2.6

SWHA

2.3

184

2.3

2.45

196

2.6

L

SNH

3.1

249

1.8

2.48

194

1.6

SWHE

2.3

182

2.1

2.58

201

2.5

SWHA

2.3

181

2.1

2.56

200

2.5

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