The influence of mini-fragment plates on the mechanical properties of long-bone plate fixation.

OTA Int · 2019 · PMC7997100 · PMID 33937656

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did not reach statistical significanceP = .12not close (p > 0.1)

This increase in mean bending stiffness did not reach statistical significance ( P = .12); however, this was an underpowered comparison (power = 0.275) and could have benefited from a larger sample size.

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may be significantno p-value reported

This information may be significant to the surgeon when deciding on the desired stability for a fixation construct.

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