Finite element analysis of medial closing and lateral opening wedge osteotomies of the distal femur in relation to hinge fractures

Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics

Table 1 Element mesh number for hinge area for cortical bone (3 mm cortical thickness configuration)

Mesh element number hinge region
Hinge width [mm]	MCW	LOW	LOW/MCW [%]
5	43,744	41,173	94
7.5	44,033	42,521	97
10	44,212	42,559	96