Table IV.
Change of the remaining (untorn) tendons from uninjured after a supraspinatus tendon detachment.
Area (mm2) | Stiffness (N/mm) | Modulus (MPa) | % Relaxation | Peak Load (N) | Equilbrium Load (N) | ||
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4 week | Subscapularis change | 0.61 ±1.08 | −27.71 ± 111.16 | −87.17 ± 146.71 | 0.05 ±0.09 | 0.78 ±2.26# | −0.12 ±0.95# |
Infraspinatus change | 0.42 ±0.63 | 4.30 ± 89.99 | −40.55 ± 107.47 | 0.04 ±0.13 | −1.24 ±2.21 | −0.42 ±0.91 | |
8 week | Subscapularis change | 1.37 ±0.41* | −66.42 ± 73.04# | −179.71 ± 74.50# | 0.12 ±0.14 | 0.19 ±2.62 | −0.58 ±1.37 |
Infraspinatus change | 0.78 ±0.30 | −1.38 ± 75.63 | −87.75 ± 122.23 | 0.06 ±0.09 | −0.52 ±2.01 | −0.43 ±0.76 |
= Significantly different from infraspinatus change
= Trend from infraspinatus change