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This study evaluates the biomechanical effects of distal cut orientation on tibial fracture risk. It was hypothesised that orthogonal cutting and cortical notching reduce tibial stability.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 61 porcine tibiae were tested in three setups. Four distal cut orientations were compared in a load\u2010to\u2010failure analysis (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200932): oblique (Obl), orthogonal without notch (Orth), orthogonal 2\u2010mm notch (Orth2), orthogonal 4\u2010mm notch (Orth4) (each\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20098). Cyclic loading was evaluated in Obl, Orth and Orth2 (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200917), followed by comparison of plate versus (2\u2010hole one\u2010third tubular plate) 3.5\u2010mm screw fixation in Orth2 specimens (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200912). Specimens were embedded in PMMA and axially loaded (MTS Bionix 358). Load\u2010to\u2010failure, stiffness and cycles until failure were recorded. Residual tibial thickness was measured. Linear regression analysed the relationship between residual thickness and failure load. Statistical analysis included\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2010tests and ANOVA (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Obl showed the highest failure load (784.5\u2009N\u2009\u00b1\u2009118.3), although the difference compared to Orth (538.8\u2009N\u2009\u00b1\u2009229.5,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.087) did not reach statistical significance. Notching significantly reduced load\u2010to\u2010failure (2\u2010mm: 294.0\u2009N\u2009\u00b1\u200991.8; 4\u2009mm: 274.6\u2009N\u2009\u00b1\u200996.5). In cyclic testing, Obl withstood most cycles until failure (5894\u2009\u00b1\u20092187) compared to Orth (3142\u2009\u00b1\u2009808;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.004), while Orth2 failed sooner (1400\u2009\u00b1\u2009530, all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.005). Osteosynthesis techniques did not affect failure load (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.802). Stiffness and residual tibial thickness were comparable. Distal tibial thickness was associated with failure load in all groups (all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this porcine model, cortical notching significantly reduced tibial stability and should be avoided during TTO. Oblique distal cuts demonstrated greater resistance to cyclic loading, while no significant difference was observed in static load\u2010to\u2010failure. 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