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Table 5 Static tests summary

From: Mechanical strength of a new plate compared to six previously tested opening wedge high tibial osteotomy implants

Specimen

Crack / Ultimate load [kN]

Medial displ. at crack/ ultimate load [mm]

Lateral displ. at crack/ ultimate load [mm]

valgus-malrotation of the tibial head at crack/ ultimate load (°)

Lateral stiffness at crack/ ultimate load [kN/mm]

Failure types

TomoFix std. 1

4.1 / 5.4

0.6 / 1.2

3.1 / 5.0

1.8 / 2.9

1.3 /1.1

1 and 2

TomoFix std. 2

5.1 / 5.2

1.0 / 1.1

4.2 / 4.4

2.5 / 2.6

1.2 / 1.2

1 and 2

Mean:

4.6 / 5.3

0.8 / 1.2

3.7 / 4.7

2.1 / 2.8

1.3 / 1.1

 

SD ±:

0.7 / 0.1

0.3 / 0.1

0.8 / 0.4

0.5 / 0.2

0.1 / 0.1

 

PEEKPower 1

- / 3.7

- / 0.5

- / 2.9

- / 1.6

- / 1.3

1 and 2

PEEKPower 2

4.2 / 5.1

0.1 / 0.1

2.7 / 3.3

1.3 / 1.5

1.6 / 1.5

1 and 2

Mean:

- / 4.4

- / 0.3

- / 3.1

- / 1.6

- / 1.4

 

SD ±:

- / 0.1

- / 0.3

- / 0.3

- / 0.1

- / 0.1

 

iBalance 1

- / 5.7

- / 0.3

- / 1.6

- / 0.6

- / 3.6

2

iBalance 2

- / 5.4

- / 0.3

- / 2.1

- / 1.1

- / 2.6

2

Mean:

- / 5.5

- / 0.3

- / 1.9

- / 0.9

- / 3.1

 

SD ±:

- / 0.2

- / 0

- / 0.4

- / 0.4

- / 0.7

 

TomoFix sm 1

3.1 / 3.2

0.6 / 0.9

1.3 / 1.8

0.9 / 1.3

2.4 / 1.8

2

TomoFix sm 2

3.2 / 3.6

0.4 / 0.6

1.6 / 2.3

0.9 / 1.4

2.0 / 1.6

2

Mean:

3.2 / 3.4

0.5 / 0.8

1.5 / 2.1

0.9 / 1.4

2.2 / 1.7

 

SD ±:

0.1 / 0.3

0.1 / 0.2

0.2 / 0.4

0 / 0.1

0.3 / 0.1

 

Contour Lock 1

2.4 / 3.2

0.6 / 0.5

2.5 / 3.9

1.5 / 2.1

1.0 / 0.8

1 and 2

Contour Lock 2

- / 3.9

- / 0.5

- / 4.2

- / 2.2

- / 0.9

1 and 2

Mean:

- / 3.6

- / 0.5

/ 4.1

- / 2.2

- / 0.9

 

SD ±:

- / 0.5

- / 0

/ 0.2

- / 0.1

- / 0.1

 

Activmotion 1

- / 8.9

- / 1.3

- / 2.5

- / 0.6

- / 3.6

2

Activmotion 2

3.7 / 7.5

0.7 / 2.1

2.6 / 5.1

0.9 / 1.4

1.4 / 1.5

1 and 2

Mean:

- / 8.2

- / 1.7

- / 3.8

- / 1.0

- / 2.6

 

SD ±:

- / 0.7

- / 0.4

- / 1.3

- / 0.4

- / 1.1

 

FlexitSystem 1

- / 2.9

- / 1.0

- / 2.5

- / 1.7

- / 1.2

1 and 2

FlexitSystem 2

- / 4.5

- / 1.2

- / 2.7

- / 1.9

- / 1.7

1 and 2

Mean:

- / 3.7

- / 1.1

- / 2.6

- / 1.8

- / 1.4

 

SD ±:

- / 0.8

- / 0.1

- / 0.1

- / 0.1

- / 0.3

 
  1. Displacements, valgus-malrotation of the tibia head and their corresponding crack and ultimate loads, including mean values and standard deviations (SD). The values of the first 6 groups were retrieved from our previous studies and reported here for purposes of comparison. The mean values and the standard deviation values are in bold