Table 1.

Measurement results of tensile tests of the anterolateral ligament

Parameter	Specimen 1	Specimen 2	Specimen 3	Specimen 4	Mean	SD
Data points [n]	1,961	2,379	2,569	2,686	2,399	± 318
Length L 0 [mm]	32.2	33.4	30.7	36.0	33.1	± 2.2
Cross-sectional area A 0 [ m m 2]	1.64	0.85	1.72	1.95	1.54	± 0.48
Max. force [N]	62.21	28.88	52.01	56.48	49.90	± 14.62
Max. distance [mm]	9.80	11.69	12.62	13.43	11.89	± 1.56
Max. stress [$\frac{N}{{\mathit{\text{mm}}}^2}$]	37.93	33.98	30.24	28.96	32.78	± 4.04
Max. strain [ %]	30.43	34.99	41.12	37.31	35.96	± 4.47
Extensional stiffness [N]	3.99	2.04	2.24	2.15	2.60	± 0.93
Young’s modulus (20%) [$\frac{N}{{\mathit{\text{mm}}}^2}$]	1.80	1.14	1.13	0.74	1.20	± 0.44