Table 3.

Comparison of 9H locking plate and 13H locking plate

		Single locking plate					Double locking plate
		FC	SC (MPa)	LP (MPa)	X (mm)	Z (mm)	FC	SC (MPa)	LP (MPa)	SP (MPa)	X (mm)	Z (mm)
9H	Min	118.6	341.2	142.6	− 4.32	− 1.70	167.7	355.1	232.1	130.7	− 4.39	− 1.75
	Median	169.9	536.2	404.4	− 5.93	− 2.22	218.3	694.4	335.5	348.6	− 5.12	− 2.38
	Mean	207.7	797.0	395.7	− 7.68	− 2.48	241.9	641.8	372	341.9	− 5.20	− 2.56
	Max	510.9	1470	779.5	− 26.56	− 6.25	439.8	1083	574.8	654.7	− 7.17	− 4.45
13H	Min	116.0	364.1	165.6	− 18.1	− 1.87	141.8	324.9	230.7	126.1	− 3.53	− 1.60
	Median	154.3	924.8	292.5	− 6.6	− 2.29	226.6	675.6	387.4	373.5	− 4.12	− 2.37
	Mean	198.6	821.6	323.4	− 8.2	− 2.53	247.2	724.8	393.9	351.9	− 4.34	− 2.53
	Max	403.0	1339	679.4	− 5.3	− 4.73	402.4	1154	577.0	583.8	− 6.14	− 3.97

*FC meant “femoral cortex”; SC meant “screw”; LP meant “long plate”; and SP meant “short plate”