Table 1.

Material properties of stress-deprived and control tendons

	Stress deprivation	Maximum stress (MPa)	Strain at maximum stress	Modulus (MPa)
Set 1 (n = 12)	0 hours	29.53 ± 7.71	0.085 ± 0.017	450.25 ± 119.03
	48 hours	26.35 ± 6.03	0.081 ± 0.015	411.88 ± 93.90
	p value	0.27	0.54	0.39
Set 2 (n = 12)	0 hours	31.95 ± 8.21	0.073 ± 0.017	547.34 ± 133.40
	72 hours	30.84 ± 8.40	0.078 ± 0.015	516.66 ± 137.61
	p value	0.72	0.40	0.53