Table 2.
Characteristics of helical plates (distances are measured in millimetres).
8-hole Philos plate |
10-hole Philos plate |
12-hole Philos plate |
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Plate-bone-distance | Hole-highest distance | Plate-bone-distance | Hole-highest distance | Plate-bone-distance | Hole-highest distance | |
mean | 8.5 | Nb. 5: 100% | 9.0 |
Nb. 5: 93% Nb. 4: 7% |
8.7 |
Nb. 5: 64% Nb.4: 36% |
SD | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | |||
median | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.6 | |||
min | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.2 | |||
max | 12.3 | 14.5 | 10.8 |
Nb. = number, SD = Standard Deviation.