Table 1 Mean stiffness (K) and load values (F) for all specimens of both plate constructs in each loading direction with their respective standard deviations (S.D.) and p values from pairwise statistical comparisons

8.770 ± 0.156

9.533 ± 0.286

< 0.001

43.979 ± 0.596

47.749 ± 1.510

< 0.001

9.541 ± 0.221

9.997 ± 0.298

< 0.05

47.711 ± 0.775

49.981 ± 1.569

< 0.05

6.900 ± 0.200

6.091 ± 0.181

< 0.001

35.131 ± 0.617

29.746 ± 0.815

< 0.001

7.590 ± 0.196

6.609 ± 0.256

< 0.001

37.792 ± 0.990

32.561 ± 1.075

< 0.001

84.470 ± 1.547

75.590 ± 3.049

< 0.001

79.304 ± 2.507

71.558 ± 3.303

< 0.01

134.391 ± 3.574

115.531 ± 6.336

< 0.001