Table 2.
Maximum tensile load data comparing the unseeded and seeded TEL replacements with other in vivo studies that performed ACL reconstructions
| Animal model | Implant | Animal native ACL, N | Maximum tensile loads, N |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 wk | 6 wk | 12 wk | 20 wk | 30 wk | Refs. | |||
| Rabbit | Unseeded TEL | 314 ± 68 | 209 ± 74 | — | 35 | — | — | — |
| Rabbit | Seeded TEL | 314 ± 68 | 239 ± 43 | — | 93 ± 18 | — | — | — |
| Rabbit | Collagen | 251 ± 47 | 10 | — | — | 32 | — | (1) |
| Rabbit | Autograft patellar tendon | 418 | — | 26 ± 5 | — | — | 63 ± 19 | (20) |
| Sheep | PLLA ligament augmentation device | 848 ± 529 | — | 79 ± 51 | 124 ± 90 | — | — | (34) |
Maximum tensile loads are shown at 4, 6, 12, 20, and 30 weeks after implementation.