Figure 4.

Gross tendon and fascicle material properties. Data are shown as mean ± s.d. (a) Failure stress, (b) strain at failure and (c) linear modulus were significantly greater in whole tendons than in fascicles (p > 0.0001). In whole tendons, failure stress and modulus were significantly lower in the SDFT than in the CDET. Failure strain was significantly higher in the SDFT. There was no difference in failure stress or modulus between SDFT and CDET fascicles, and SDFT fascicles failed at lower strains than those from the CDET. Triple asterisks indicate significant difference between tendon types (p < 0.0001).