Table 2.

Biomechanical nerve properties of each tested group

Groups	Maximal load [N]	Elastic limit load [N]	Maximal displacement [mm]	Maximal stress [N/mm2]	Elastic limit stress [%]	Maximal strain [%]	Elastic limit strain [%]
Control group	12.09±0.87	7.40±0.64	19.01±1.40	0.84±0.1	0.50±0.08	60.20±2.48	23.20±0.34
Group I	9.10±1.0*	5.50±0.87*	15.53±0.83**	0.61±0.09*	0.30±0.05**	49.10±2.8**	22.10±0.59*
Group II	9.81±0.9*	5.62±0.98*	15.68±0.86**	0.65±0.01*	0.33±0.04**	48.99±2.4**	21.90±0.33*
Group III	9.22±1.0*	5.59±0.99*	15.72±0.97**	0.62±0.18*	0.31±0.05**	49.12±2.36**	22.03±0.28*

^* P value <0.001 vs. Control group;

^** P value <0.0001 vs. Control group.

A P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.