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Table 4 Material parameters used for FKM approach

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

Material parameters

Young’s modulus

E [MPa]

Yield strength

Re [MPa]

Elongation at break

A [%]

Case H

Case M

Case L

Case H

Case M

Case L

Case H

Case M

Case L

Semi-ductile

17000

14000

15000

114

80

78

3.1%

3.7%

1.5%

Ductile

17000

14000

15000

114

80

78

6%

6%

6%

  1. The values of the elongation at break from the literature were used for the cortical bone considered as semi-ductile, while the value of 6% was chosen for the cortical bone considered as ductile