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

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)	Elenes et al.
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)	–	Hoburg et al.
Bone – patellar tendon – bone	25 kGy	10	1177 (512)	–	Hoburg et al.
Bone – patellar tendon – bone	34 kGy	10	1139 (445)	–	Hoburg et al.

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