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Table 3 Principal strains in the intact femurs of FE and experiment

From: Influence of a metaphyseal sleeve on the stress-strain state of a bone-tumor implant system in the distal femur: an experimental and finite element analysis

 

Intact femur

Implanted femur

 

FE

Experiment

FE

Experiment

Tensile strains

134.07 ± 71.79

200.92 ± 56.56

82.76 ± 26.96

96.52 ± 25.32

Compressive strains

− 211.18 ± 30.06

− 519.40 ± 104.89

− 120.43 ± 93.89

− 204.84 ± 125.86

  1. The average strain was computed for each strain measurement location. The values are given as the mean and the standard deviation