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Table 1 Femur sawbone static testing results

From: Biomechanical investigation of dynamic hip screw and wire fixation on an unstable intertrochanteric fracture

 

Max. load (N)

Displacement in Max. load (mm)

Stiffness (N/mm)

Yield force (N)

Displacement in yield force (mm)

Energy (J)

No1

3261.5

8.81

393.7

2960

7.5

15.4

No2

3265.3

9.62

384.8

2965

6.8

17.9

No3

3424.5

10.27

402.1

2924

7.7

19.7

No4

3290.6

9.51

398.5

2895

7.5

17.4

DHS only (= 4)

3310 ± 77

9.6 ± 0.6

395 ± 7.5

2936 ± 33

7.4 ± 0.4

17.6 ± 1.8

No1

4702.1

11.6

498.4

3883

7.90

31.70

No2

4326.1

10.4

621.9

1699

2.84

27.4

DHS with wire (n = 2)

4514 ± 266*

11.0 ± 0.8

560 ± 87.3*

2791 ± 1544

5.4 ± 3.6

29.6 ± 3.0*

p value

0.001

0.067

0.012

0.839

0.273

0.003

  1. * indicate significant values (p < 0.05)
  2. t test