Table 8 Average mean values, including the standard deviations (SD), per group of the cyclic fatigue to failure tests
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 |
Contour Lock | 2.2 | 0.4 | 2367 | 250 | 3133 | 900 | > 173,000 | 37,700 |
Activmotion | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2650 | 260 | 4763 | 1219 | > 140,000 | 40,000 |
FlexitSystem | 1.7 | 0.2 | 985 | 49 | 1748 | 183 | > 110,000 | 32,660 |