Table 4.

Mean measured data for significant (mass > 5 g) tendons of the pelvic limb

Muscle tendon unit	Mass (g)	Volume (cm3)	Length (mm)	CSA (cm2)	Stress (MPa)	Strain (%)
Gastrocnemius	176	157	571	2.75	15.4	1.0
Femorotibialis accessorius	137	122	132	9.24	3.5	0.2
Flexor perforatus digiti III	108	96	680	1.48	42.0	2.8
Flexor digitorum longus	71	64	903	0.71	37.2	2.5
Femorotibialis medius	53	47	109	3.63	7.7	0.5
Flexor perforans et perforatus digiti III	49	44	996	0.44	44.3	3.0
Flexor perforatus digiti IV	48	43	830	0.53	34.8	2.3
Extensor digitorum longus	43	38	801	0.48	19.3	1.3
Fibularis longus	37	33	354	0.98	42.7	2.8
Tibialis cranialis	36	33	214	1.63	47.0	3.1
Iliotibialis lateralis	16	15	137	1.08	43.8	2.9
Flexor hallucis longus	16	14	512	0.32	21.0	1.4
Femortibialis externus	13	11	91	1.34	10.0	0.7
Fibularis brevis	12	11	250	0.52	0.0	0.0
Ambiens	12	11	309	0.34	70.5	4.7
Flexor cruris medialis	10	9	161	0.58	32.6	2.2
Iliofemoralis externus	10	9	55	1.86	17.4	1.2
Obturatorius medius	6	5	95	0.56	62.2	4.2
Caudofemoralis	5	5	117	0.48	33.9	2.3
Iliofibularis	5	4	106	0.43	53.5	3.6