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Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Res. 2008 Jun;26(6):824–833. doi: 10.1002/jor.20531

Table 3.

Tensile biomechanical properties of autografts and allografts (Mean ± SEM) over time following FDL tendon reconstruction

	Maximum Force [N]		Stiffness [N/mm]

Normal	9.71 ± 0.15^*		5.14 ± 0.26 ^#
	Autograft	Allograft	Autograft	Allograft
Day 0	0.80 ± 0.14^a	0.45 ± 0.09 ^a	0.36 ± 0.08 ^I	0.24 ± 0.04 ^I
Day 14	1.54 ± 0.14^a,^b	1.67 ± 0.15 ^b	1.60 ± 0.19 ^II	1.46 ± 0.17 ^II
Day 28	1.79 ± 0.20^b	1.83 ± 0.25 ^b	1.45 ± 0.13 ^II	1.33 ± 0.15 ^II
Day 42	3.25 ± 0.26^c	2.84 ± 0.21 ^c	3.50 ± 0.30 ^III	3.33 ± 0.19 ^III
Day 63	3.73 ± 0.32^c	3.17 ± 0.26 ^c	3.89 ± 0.30 ^III,^VI	3.90 ± 0.37 ^III
Day 84	3.56 ± 0.37^c	4.17 ± 0.31 ^d	4.60 ± 0.43 ^IV	3.83 ± 0.42 ^III

^*

p<0.001 Compared to autograft and allograft repairs at all time points

^#

p<0.05 Compared to autograft and allograft repairs at days 0, 14, 28, and 42.

^a<b<c<d

(p<0.05)

^I<II<III<IV

(p<0.05)