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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Biomed Eng. 2016 May 5;44(10):2901–2910. doi: 10.1007/s10439-016-1635-1

Figure 3. Achilles Tendon Quasi-Static and Viscoelastic Mechanical Properties.

Figure 3

Compared to female and OVX tendons, male tendons demonstrated increased (A) cross-sectional area and (B) failure load, but not (C) failure stress. (D) Percent relaxation was increased in male tendons, suggesting less of an elastic response to mechanical load than in female and OVX tendons. Despite differences in cross-sectional area, all groups exhibited similar (E) tendon stiffness. However, (F) modulus was inferior in male tendons.

*Data represented as means and error bars indicating standard deviation. Solid lines indicate significant differences (p<0.05/3).