Table 1.
Fatigue Testing Cycles Results (n = 5 Biocomposite, n = 5 All-Suture)
Property | Least Square Mean ± SEM |
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50 C | 100 C | 150 C | 200 C | |
Stiffness, Nmm | 50.4 ± 6.0a | 54.2 ± 6.0b | 56.5 ± 6.0c | 59.4 ± 6.0d |
Hysteresis, J | 4.9 ± 0.5a | 3.8 ± 0.5a/b | 3.2 ± 0.5b | 3.2 ± 0.5b |
Creep, mm | 2.81 ± 0.16a | 0.46 ± 0.17b | 0.28 ± 0.16b | 0.25 ± 0.16b |
Gap, mm | 9.8 ± 0.8a | 10.7 ± 0.8b | 11.3 ± 0.8c | 11.5 ± 0.8c |
NOTE. Values with different superscripts within an outcome measure are significantly different between cycle numbers.
C, cycles; SEM, standard error of the mean.