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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2009 Jan–Feb;18(1):52–57. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2008.07.003

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)
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