Table 2:  Summary of bending tests until plate failure.

 

Fatigue Strength (N)

Fatigue Limit (Cycles)

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