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Table 1 The results of stress to failure, modulus and strain at failure for control and treated specimens are shown.

From: Which is the best method of sterilization of tumour bone for reimplantation? a biomechanical and histopathological study

  

N

Mean

Std. Deviation

Std. Error

Minimum

Maximum

Stress to failure

Autoclave

10

.916

.300

.094

.58

1.63

(MPa)

Boiled

10

.882

.245

.077

.63

1.47

 

Pasteurization

10

1.222

.743

.235

.46

2.59

 

Irradiation

10

1.022

.617

.195

.44

2.56

 

Control

10

2.035

1.253

.396

.77

4.64

 

Total

50

1.215

.820

.116

.44

4.64

Strain to failure

Autoclave

10

4.671

1.926

.609

2.42

9.43

%

Boiled

10

4.699

2.716

.859

1.27

9.63

 

Pasteurization

10

5.832

3.917

1.238

1.94

14.62

 

Irradiation

10

3.654

1.272

.402

1.39

5.79

 

Control

10

9.691

7.526

2.380

.71

25.35

 

Total

50

5.709

4.481

.633

.71

25.35

Modulus

autoclave

10

6.462

4.923

1.556

1.37

13.36

(MPa)

Boiled

10

3.909

2.421

.765

1.27

9.16

 

pasteur

10

7.764

5.739

1.814

2.80

18.67

 

gamma

10

10.593

5.025

1.589

1.29

17.02

 

Control

10

19.039

16.358

5.173

7.18

49.35

 

Total

50

9.553

9.646

1.364

1.27

49.35