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Table 2.

Percentage Compression of the Channels of the Specimens, Measured Along the Vertical direction

Channel geometry	CAD diameter (mm)	Channel compression (%)
Circular	0.5	45 ± 6
	1.0	48 ± 4
	1.5	33 ± 3^a
	2.0	26 ± 1^a
Elliptic (strain parallel to semi-minor axis)	0.6	65 ± 5^a
Elliptic (strain parallel to semi-major axis)	2.0	18 ± 1^a
Spheroid	2.0	17 ± 1^a

^{^a}

Significantly different from 0.5 mm (p < 0.05).