Table 1.

Mean Gap Formation for the Standard and Extended Plates at Cycles 5, 50, and 500.

Number of cycles	5	50	500	5	50	500
	Small (25% Fracture) Standard Plate			Small (25% Fracture) Extended Plate
Average gap formation	0.08	0.13	0.83	0.86	1.07	0.90
Standard deviation	0.74	0.75	0.99	1.06	1.24	1.01
P value	.08	.08	.87
	Large (50% Fracture) Standard Plate			Large (50% Fracture) Extended Plate
Average gap formation	0.43	0.87	1.05	0.00	0.00	0.00
Standard deviation	0.73	0.82	0.90	0.76	0.76	0.76
P value	.04	.02	.02