Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42476-4, published online 11 April 2019

The original version of this Article contained errors.

In the Abstract,

“The comparison of the mean load to failure of all 3 groups (group 1: 28.7 N ± 6.1 N, group 2: 23.8 N ± 3.8 N and group 3: 23.7 N ± 5.7 N) did not reveal a significant difference.”

now reads:

“The comparison of the mean load to failure of all 3 groups (group 1: 28.7 N ± 6.4 N, group 2: 23.7 N ± 6.0 N and group 3: 24.0 N ± 3.9 N) did not reveal a significant difference.”

In Table 1,

“Stiffness in N/mm2”.

now reads:

“Stiffness in N/mm”

Furthermore, in column “Strength in N/mm2”, row r7,

“-27.1”

now reads:

“27.1”

Additionally Table 1 contained errors in the values in columns Stiffness in N/mm, Strength in N/mm², Cross sectional area in mm². The original Table 1 appears below.

Table 1 Detailed overview of stiffness, strength, cross sectional area and load to failure of tested bone.

As a result of this, in the Results section,

“The mean cross sectional area of ROI (fracture region) was 1.81 mm2 (median; 1.74 mm2 range; 1.13 to 2.69 mm2 STD 0.44 mm2). There was no significant difference between mean stiffness (freezing 37.5 N/mm2 vs. native 39.2 N/mm2 vs. 32.7 N/mm2 paraformaldehyde) and strength (freezing 17.6 N/mm2 vs. native 14.3 N/mm2 vs. 13.94 N/mm2 paraformaldehyde). A detailed overview is presented in Table 1.”

now reads:

“The mean cross sectional area of ROI (fracture region) was 1.72 mm2 (median; 1.67 mm2 range; 1.13 to 2.57 mm2 STD 0.38 mm2).There was no significant difference between mean stiffness (freezing 37.5 N/mm vs. native 39.2 N/mm vs. 32.7 N/mm paraformaldehyde) and strength (freezing 17.6 N/mm2 vs. native 13.9 N/mm2 vs. 13.9 N/mm2 paraformaldehyde). A detailed overview is presented in Table 1.”

And,

“No significant difference in the load to failure values between the three groups was found (p  =  0.113). The mean load to failure in group 1 was 28.7  ±  6.1 N (median; 27.8 N; range 20 to 40.2 N) compared to 23.8  ±  3.8 N (median; 23.1 N; range; 18.4 to 31.4 N) in group 2. The mean load to failure in group 3 was 23.7  ±  5.7 N (median; 22.8; range 15.8 to 32.2 N).”

now reads:

“No significant difference in the load to failure values between the three groups was found (p = 0.113). The mean load to failure in group 1 was 28.7 ± 6.4 N (median; 27.8 N; range 20 to 40.2 N) compared to 23.7 ± 6.0 N (median; 22.8 N; range; 15.8 to 32.2 N) in group 2. The mean load to failure in group 3 was 24.0 ± 3.9 N (median; 23.6; range 18.4 to 31.4 N).”

These errors have now been corrected in the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.