Table 7 Average result of failure load and Young’s modulus of elasticity of sterilized tendons with Electron Beam [31, 48, 49, 53, 54]
Type of tendon | Irradiation dose | Pieces | Failure load(Standard Deviation) [N] | Young’s modulus of elasticity (Standard Deviation) [MPa] | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tibialis tendon | 9.2–12.2 kGy | 10 | 876.38 (310.73) | 206.71 (88.87) | Elenes et al. |
Tibialis tendon | 17.1–21.0 kGy | 10 | 660.24 (312.12) | 152.64 (75.10) | |
Human flexor digitorum superficialis | 50 kGy | 10 | 282.3 (53.0) | 291.6 (50.8) | Wei et al. |
Human flexor digitorum superficialis | 50 kGy, fractionation | 10 | 360.9 (49.3) | 354.3 (49.1) | |
Human flexor digitorum superficialis | 50 kGy, fractionation + ascorbate | 10 | 390,6 (42.1) | 390.4 (50.6) | |
Bone – patellar tendon – bone | 34 kGy | 11 | 1024 (204) | – | Hoburg et al. |
Bone – patellar tendon – bone | 34 kGy, fractionated | 11 | 1327 (305) | – | |
Bone – patellar tendon – bone | 25 kGy | 10 | 1177 (512) | – | Hoburg et al. |
Bone – patellar tendon – bone | 34 kGy | 10 | 1139 (445) | – |