The theoretical interfacial shear strength, I
sh, increases with
increasing mean slope, R
sl,(Fig. 3a) in a similar way as for the
Local model (Hansson et al., 2010), shown as dotted line in Fig. 3a.
loading situation. The values of I
sh are much lower in the Global
model due to the decreased fraction of direct implant–bone
contact. The fact that both the Local and Global biomechanical
models show increased Ish with increase in Rsl illustrates the