Table 2: failure load of native Achilles tendon.
Specimen No. |
Sample Side 1 [N] |
Failure location |
Sample Side 2 [N] |
Failure location |
1 |
3263 |
At an artificial made incision mid tendon |
2614 |
At an artificial made incision mid tendon |
2 |
2463 |
At an artificial made incision mid tendon |
2785 |
At an artificial made incision mid tendon |
3 |
5972 |
proximal part |
5500 |
proximal part |
4 |
4743 |
proximal part |
4299 |
proximal part |
5 |
3884 |
Tendon-muscle interface |
5287 |
Tendon-muscle interface |
6 |
4066 |
Pull-Out-Rupture at the proximal clamp |
5103 |
Pull-Out-Rupture at the proximal clamp |
7 |
3786 |
Close to frozen area |
4543 |
Close to frozen area |
8 |
2408 |
Close to frozen area |
5821 |
mid tendon |
9 |
3710 |
Distal part tendon -bone interface |
4997 |
mid tendon |
10 |
3079 |
Distal part tendon -bone interface |
3942 |
Close to frozen area |
Average force until failure |
|
4113 [N] SD: 1091 [N] |
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