Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Tensile test results of the UHMWPE specimens
Variable | Specimens | N | Mean (SD) | Mean difference | P value (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stiffness (N/m) | Saline | 5 | 81,588 (10,518) | 1,964 | 0.740 (−15,146 to 11,218) |
TXA | 5 | 83,552 (7,262) | |||
Young’s modulus (MPa) | Saline | 5 | 923 (119) | 23 | 0.740 (−171 to 127) |
TXA | 5 | 946 (82) | |||
Load at break (N) | Saline | 5 | 330 (33) | 12 | 0.523 (17 to −52) |
TXA | 5 | 342 (20) | |||
Stress at break (MPa) | Saline | 5 | 47 (5) | 1 | 0.526 (2 to −7) |
TXA | 5 | 48 (3) |