Table 2: Summary
of bending tests until plate failure.
Fatigue Strength (N) |
Fatigue Limit (Cycles) |
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Sample |
Medartis |
DePuySynthes |
Medartis |
DePuySynthes |
|
1 |
35.2 |
15.2 |
136897 |
72906 |
|
2 |
35.2 |
11.5 |
138519 |
50266 |
|
3 |
40.5 |
13.2 |
141612 |
67977 |
|
4 |
40.5 |
13.2 |
141632 |
66597 |
|
5 |
40.5 |
10.0 |
141002 |
57997 |
|
6 |
40.5 |
15.2 |
142333 |
78984 |
|
Median |
40.5 |
13.2 |
141307 |
67287 |
|
Range |
5.3 |
5.2 |
5436 |
28718 |
|
P value |
0.003 |
0.004 |
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