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Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Res. 2013 Dec 16;32(4):492–499. doi: 10.1002/jor.22563

Table 2.

Signal Intensity model: Summary of ligament structural property prediction equations as a function of ligament whole volume (VW_SI) and signal intensity (MGV_si).

Dependent Variable (Y)	Predictor Term	p	R²	R² 95% CL	Standard Error	Equation
Max Load (N)	VW_sI	<0.001	0.84	[0.80, 0.88]	155 N	Max Load = 299.8 + (0.8 × VW_sI) - (424.7 × MGV_sI)
Max Load (N)	MGV_sI	0.006	0.84	[0.80, 0.88]	155 N	Max Load = 299.8 + (0.8 × VW_sI) - (424.7 × MGV_sI)
Yield Load (N)	VW_sI	<0.001	0.92	[0.90, 0.94]	75 N	Yield Load = 340.2 + (0.5 × VW_sI) - (372.4 × MGV_sI)
Yield Load (N)	MGV_sI	<0.001	0.92	[0.90, 0.94]	75 N	Yield Load = 340.2 + (0.5 × VW_sI) - (372.4 × MGV_sI)
Stiffness (N/mm)	VW_sI	<0.001	0.88	[0.85, 0.91]	24 N/mm	Stiffness = 73.6 + (0.1 × VW_sI) - (75.9 × MGV_sI)
Stiffness (N/mm)	MGV_sI	0.002	0.88	[0.85, 0.91]	24 N/mm	Stiffness = 73.6 + (0.1 × VW_sI) - (75.9 × MGV_sI)