Table 1.
Material properties of fascicles from the SDFT and CDET from horses aged 3 to 7 years (young age group) and 17 to 20 years (old age group). Data are displayed as mean±SD.
| SDFT fascicle |
CDET fascicle |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young | Old | Young | Old | |
| CSA (mm2) | 0.06±0.02 | 0.06±0.03 | 0.07±0.03 | 0.08±0.03 |
| Hysteresis (%) | 35.95±5.90 | 36.01±6.20 | 42.78±6.77b | 47.02±6.26b |
| Stress relaxation (%) | 12.09±2.22 | 12.04±3.99 | 14.13±3.29 | 19.45±5.28b,d |
| Failure stress (MPa) | 44.46±13.68 | 50.82±15.34c | 48.20±13.84 | 41.358±11.28a |
| Failure strain (%) | 11.63±2.09 | 11.61±2.26 | 14.69±2.54b | 15.45±2.28b |
| Elastic modulus (MPa) | 589.94±149.52 | 676.84±177.16c | 528.81±175.57 | 417.20±121.08b,c |
Significant difference between tendon types: ap<0.01, bp<0.001.
Significant difference between age groups: cp<0.05, dp<0.001.