Table 1.

Stiffness and failure data from both synthetic bone and cadaveric bone tests

		Cyclic loading	Failure loading
Synthetic		Stiffness (N/mm)	Maximum allowable load (N)
	Unlocked	15.6 (±1.7)	N/A
	Locked	18.1 (±2.3)	N/A
	Crossed screws	94.7 (±12.5)	101.0 (±17.8)
	Plate and lag screw	373.4 (±76.3)	130.9 (±19.4)
Cadaveric		Stiffness (N/mm)	Maximum allowable load (N)
	Crossed screws	152.4 (±14.2)	93.9 (±14.4)
	Plate and lag screw	122.1 (±5.9)	154.1 (±40.7)

This table shows average stiffness, average failure loads, and corresponding standard error for all four constructs tested. The unlocked plate plus screw construct was stiffer than the other constructs for those assembled with the composite bones. Using cadaveric bones did not support that finding with the crossed screws construct having a higher measured stiffness than the unlocked plate plus screw