“…7,13,14 Although their material properties are not completely representative of cadaveric tibia, they similarly offer much less inter-specimen variability. 2,7,10,13,18,25,28 The combined attributes of uniform geometry, accurate biomechanical properties, and reduced inter-specimen variability limits the number of factors that could contribute to inconsistencies in the experimental study including different anatomic geometries and bone quality found in cadaveric human tibiae. Because of the uniformity in specimens, we were able to use plates and screws of the same size for each tibia, insuring bicortical purchase with each installation, similar levels of fracture reduction, and similar positioning of the plates, while following standard operative technique.…”