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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomech. 2013 Nov 13;47(2):451–457. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.10.052

Table 2.

Strains at three mid-diaphyseal gauge sites for applied force of −10N (microstrain, mean ± SD).

Method Antero-lateral gauge site
 Antero-medial gauge site
 Postero-lateral gauge site
5 Month 12 Month 22 Month 5 Month 12 Month 22 Month 5 Month 12 Month 22 Month
Experimentala (strain gauge) −826 ± 252  −678 ± 319  −864 ± 522 1453 ± 280 1640 ± 602 1886 ± 784 −2132 ± 526 −2329 ± 126 −2947 ± 684
Numericalb (FEA) 439 −893 ± 239 −1001 ± 431 −1228 ± 507 1216 ± 255  947 ± 439 1169 ± 525 −1957 ± 628 −2108 ± 658 −2637 ± 431
a

Experimental values were computed from individual regression lines for each specimen, then averaged; n=4–5.

b

Numerical values were computed from average surface strains at gauge locations for each model, then averaged; n=4–5.