Research Article

Finite Element- and Design of Experiment-Derived Optimization of Screw Configurations and a Locking Plate for Internal Fixation System

Table 2

Orthogonal array of 4 factors and 3 levels and the analysis of experimental results.

Number of experimentsFactorsResults of experiment F
ABCD

1A1B1C1D1F1
2A1B2C2D2F2
3A1B3C3D3F3
4A2B1C2D3F4
5A2B2C3D1F5
6A2B3C1D2F6
7A3B1C3D2F7
8A3B2C1D3F8
9A3B3C2D1F9

Analysis of experimental resultsI1I2I3I4
II1II2II3II4
III1III2III3III4
Δ1Δ2Δ3Δ4