Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 7 Biomechanical findings at 56th postoperative day
Three-point bending test criteria | Mean ± SEM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control (n = 6) | Coral (n = 6) | Hydroxyapatite (n = 6) | ||||
Normal limb | Treated limb | Normal limb | Treated limb | Normal limb | Treated limb | |
Ultimate strength (N) | 66.8 ± 10.5a | 38.6 ± 7.5 | 63.6 ± 14.5 | 53.16 ± 9.5 | 60.6 ± 10.5 | 70.8 ± 8.4b |
Stress (N/mm2) | 3.64 ± 0.7 | 2.18 ± 0.3 | 3.49 ± 1.1 | 2.43 ± 0.43 | 4.1 ± 0.83 | 3.75 ± 0.71 |
Stiffness (N/mm) | 128.3 ± 7.4c | 91.6 ± 14.9 | 133.3 ± 13.5 | 88.0 ± 14.9 | 96.0 ± 11.6 | 75.0 ± 5.6 |
Strain (%) | 7.9 ± 0.5 | 8.4 ± 0.6 | 8.35 ± 0.7 | 9.3 ± 0.84 | 7.1 ± 1.1 | 6.7 ± 0.80 |