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Table 6 Average result of failure load and Young’s modulus of elasticity of sterilized tendons with BioCleanse [8, 32,33,34, 52]

From: Different sterilization and disinfection methods used for human tendons – a systematic review using mechanical properties to evaluate tendon allografts

Type of tendon

Pieces

Failure load(Standard Deviation) [N]

Young’s modulus of elasticity (Standard Deviation)

[MPa]

Authors

Achilles

10

2472 (701)

154.06 (104.54)

Conrad et al.

Tibialis anterior

12

1559 (176)

484.2 (99.1)

Colaco et al.

Tibialis anterior

12

1651.6 (377.4)

19.7 (5.4)

Schimizzi et al.