From: Biomechanical comparison of menisci from different species and artificial constructs
 | Human (n = 6) | Human deg. (n = 6) | Bovine (n = 6) | Ovine (n = 6) | Porcine (n = 6) | Actifit (n = 3) | Menaflex (n = 3) |
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Stiffness [N/mm], cycle1 | 8.54 ± 1.87 | 7.94 ± 2.25 | 14.72 ± 2.07 | 11.24 ± 2.36 | 15.24 ± 0.95 | 2.83 ± 0.13 | 4.66 ± 0.35 |
Stiffness [N/mm], cycle 5 | 18.29 ± 2.88 | 16.59 ± 2.66 | 22.89 ± 2.01 | 19.84 ± 3.2 | 24.63 ± 1.28 | 3.88 ± 0.17 | 5,50 ± 0.33 |
Resiudal Force [N], cycle 1 | 2.99 ± 0.63 | 2.31 ± 0.69 | 3.13 ± 0.2 | 3.24 ± 0.13 | 2.05 ± 0.21 | 5.93 ± 0.017 | 5.15 ± 0.31 |
Residual Force [N], cycle 5 | 4.26 ± 0.54 | 3.74 ± 0.35 | 4.45 ± 0.12 | 4.49 ± 0.19 | 3.73 ± 0.14 | 8.18 ± 0.032 | 5.58 ± 0.32 |
Compression [%], cycle 1 | 19.92 ± 1.36 | 18.43 ± 055 | 14.05 ± 0.92 | 18.72 ± 1.84 | 15.21 ± 1.25 | 74.7 ± 4.76 | 72.8 ± 3.86 |
Compresson [%], cycle 5 | 13.58 ± 1.33 | 14.38 ± 1.14 | 11.10 ± 0.95 | 13.43 ± 1.61 | 10.31 ± 0.53 | 65.1 ± 3.38 | 71.89 ± 7.23 |