Table 5:

ACL and MCL peak strain and change in strain prior to failure.

	Peak ACL strain	ACL Δ IC	Peak MCL strain	MCL Δ IC
SPECIMENS
ACL failure	15.3 ± 8.7% *	5.6 ± 4.1% *	5.1 ± 5.6%	2.4 ± 4.2%
MCL failure	17.6 ± 8.5% *	5.8 ± 3.9%	6.3 ± 5.1%	5.0 ± 6.6%
MALES
ACL failure	13.9 ± 8.5% *	5.6 ± 3.8%	5.3 ± 6.3%	3.0 ± 5.7%
MCL failure	16.6 ± 9.2% *	5.8 ± 3.2%	8.7 ± 8.7%	6.0 ± 8.2%
FEMALES
ACL failure	17.0 ± 9.0% *	5.7 ± 4.6% *	4.5 ± 4.8%	2.0 ± 2.4%
MCL failure	16.3 ± 5.3% *	5.8 ± 4.0%	8.2 ± 6.2%	3.7 ± 4.0%

Δ IC = Change in strain from the point of initial contact through peak strain

^*indicates significant difference from corresponding MCL measurements

^†indicates significant difference between corresponding male and female measurements