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Table 5 Comparison of the displacements measured experimentally (ED in mm) or estimated using finite element analysis (FE in mm) under static loading condition of the femur constructs

From: Prospects of implant with locking plate in fixation of subtrochanteric fracture: experimental demonstration of its potential benefits on synthetic femur model with supportive hierarchical nonlinear hyperelastic finite element analysis

Construct type

Load (N)

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

ABP

ED

−3.48

−4.12

−4.82

−5.51

−6.24

−6.99

−7.77

−8.62

−9.47

 

FE

−3.43

−4.03

−4.76

−5.43

−6.11

−6.81

−7.63

−8.48

−8.94

 

Error

1.43 %

2.18 %

1.24 %

1.45 %

2.08 %

2.58 %

1.81 %

1.62 %

5.60 %

DCS

ED

−2.37

−3.19

−3.90

−4.41

−4.96

−5.51

−6.10

−6.71

−7.29

 

FE

−2.34

−2.97

−3.76

−4.53

−5.22

−5.67

−6.31

−6.83

−7.34

 

Error

1.27 %

6.90 %

3.59 %

2.65 %

4.98 %

2.82 %

3.33 %

1.76 %

0.68 %

LP

ED

−0.41

−0.72

−1.09

−1.48

−1.88

−2.31

−2.75

−3.22

−3.69

 

FE

−0.34

−0.61

−0.93

−1.39

−1.93

−2.47

−2.91

−3.37

−3.81

 

Error

17.07 %

15.28 %

14.69 %

6.08 %

2.59 %

6.48 %

5.50 %

4.45 %

3.15 %

  1. Error = 100x(ED-FE)/ED.