TABLE 2.

Gapping (mm) of Specimens That Were Sectioned From Proximal to Distal^a

	One-Third Sectioned				Two-Thirds Sectioned				All Sectioned
Specimen	30°	60°	90°	120°	30°	60°	90°	120°	30°	60°	90°	120°
p1	4.4	3.6	1.1	0.3	4.7	4.1	2.4	0.5	4.9	3.7	1.2	0.7
p2	5.3	2.3	2.8	3.1	17.7	4.4	5.3	3.5	18.7	10.2	7.9	10.4
p3	7.3	11.4	1.7	0.6	9.6	8.2	2.2	0.7	12.7	9.2	2.5	0.6

^aOf the proximal first specimens, 3 did not have complete tissue rupture (p1, p2, p3), and the changes in gap for these 3 specimens are shown in this table. At 30° of flexion, all 3 specimens exceeded the clinically acceptable gap increase level of 3.5 mm with only the proximal third of the ligament cut. At 60° of flexion, 2 of 3 specimens exceeded 3.5 mm with only the proximal third of the ligament cut.