Plastic and elastic biomechanical properties of anterior cruciate ligament autografts

Table 2 Statistical results between graft types

Mechanical property	QT vs PT	QT vs HT	PT vs HT
Cross Sectional Area (mm²)	0.002	0.418	0.001
Failure Force (N)	0.986	0.032	0.110
Stiffness (N/mm)	0.0002	0.079	0.332
Youngs Modulus (MPa)	0 001	0.064	0.041
Yield Force (N)	> 0.999	0.6025	> 0.999
Yield Stress (MPa)	0.036	0.018	0.494
Yield Strain (mm/mm)	0.113	0.706	0.365
Failure Stress (MPa)	0.064	0.015	0.984
Failure Strain (mm/mm)	0.431	0.145	0.998
Plastic Strain (mm/mm)	0.852	0.150	0.056
Elongation After Yield (mm)	0.282	0.635	0.002
Elastic Energy Density (J/m³)	0.637	0.012	0.625
Toughness (J/m³)	0.986	0.032	0.101
Plastic Energy Density (J/m³)	0.494	0.043	0.362

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