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Table 2 Maximum displacement of the tibia, gap deformation, and stress of the implants and bone

From: Biomechanical investigation of the type and configuration of screws used in high tibial osteotomy with titanium locking plate and screw fixation

 

Top screws with length 30 mm

Top screws with length 55 mm

One-cortical

Two-cortical

Far-cortical

One-cortical

Two-cortical

Far-cortical

Maximum displacement of the tibia (mm)

0.58

0.577

0.798

0.578

0.576

0.789

Gap deformation (mm)

0.224

0.219

0.445

0.222

0.216

0.442

Peak stress of the plate (MPa)

179.17

180.63

160.88

167

168.26

163.92

Peak stress of the screw (MPa)

135.81

137.51

530.88

137.29

139.78

541

Highest stress of the lateral hinge (maximum principle stress)

58.82

58.78

73.2

64.25

66.95

66.58

Lowest stress of the lateral hinge (maximum principle stress)

− 28.05

− 26.79

− 29.84

− 22.53

− 29.4

− 31.39