Table 2.

Mechanical properties of ACL tissue.

Species	Age/Weight	Cross-Head Speed (mm/min)	Modulus (N/mm)	Maximum Load (N)	Source
Human	22–35 years	20	242 ± 28	2160 ± 57	[13]
Sheep	9 months	5	144.97 ± 35.34	548.78 ± 41.44	[1]
Porcine	NR	5	43.5 ± 7.1	1055.5 ± 151.2	[14]
Rat	279 g	5	37.5 ± 11.5	47.8 ± 9.2	[15]
Sheep	4 months	6	136.3 ± 28.5	759.2 ± 114.1	[16]
Sheep	NR	60	44.5 ± 12.5	1531.3 ± 180.3	[17]
Bovine	12 months	500	204.1 ± 89.5	3317 ± 819	[18]
Bovine	3–7 years	60	577.3 ± 483.1 *	4372 ± 1485	[19]
Bovine	Mature	60	NR	4541 ± 1417	[20]

NR: not reported. * Recalculated from the source for unit consistency.