These are the two extremes of loading under polyaxial stress conditions.
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The polyaxial self-locking anatomical plate was constructed based on the geometry of the distal tibia.
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The specimens having nominal dimensions of 100 mm × 100 mm × 100 mm were tested using a polyaxial testing machine.
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