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Table 1 Mean axial load to induce one millimeter of axial movement.

From: The influence of a weight-bearing platform on the mechanical behavior of two Ilizarov ring fixators: tensioned wires vs. half-pins

 

Direct Loading

Indirect Loading

Wires

70.73 (+/- 0.80)

131.19 (+/- 3.96)

Half Pins

106.34 (+/- 2.78)

205.94 (+/- 5.60)

  1. All values are in Newtons, and the standard deviations are given in brackets. The increased forces between wires and half-pins as well as between direct and indirect loading were significantly different (p < 0.05).