Table 3.

Radiological findings

		Sheep number	Cortical bridging	Femoral alignment	Osteosynthesis failure
Group 6 s	DCP + 6 s	1	4	15° recurvatum	1 loose screw
		2	4	30° recurvatum	No
		3	4	30° recurvatum	No
		4	0	30° recurvatum and 30° varus	Loosening of all proximal screws
	DCP + 6 s + 2SLE	1	4	Normal	No
		2	4	Normal	No
		3	4	Normal	No
		4	4	15° recurvatum and 10° valgus	No
Group 8 s	DCP + 8 s	1	1	Normal	1 loose screw
		2	0	Complete disalignment	Loosening of all proximal screws
		3	4	Normal	No
		4	4	30° varus	Plate bending
	DCP + 8 s + 2SLE	1		Normal	No
		2		Normal	No
		3		Normal	1 loose screw
		4		Normal	No

Group DCP + 6 s: plate of 6 screws without SLE euthanized after 16 weeks; Group DCP + 6 s + 2SLE: plate of 6 screws with 2 SLE euthanized after 16 weeks; Group DCP + 8 s: plate of 8 screws without SLE euthanized after 8 weeks; Group DCP + 8 s + 2SLE: plate of 8 screws with 2 SLE euthanized after 8 weeks.