Skip to main content

Table 2 Residual Elongation (mm) During 500 Cycles Between 5 and 20 N

From: Augmented repair of radial meniscus tear with biomimetic electrospun scaffold: an in vitro mechanical analysis

Cycle

Native

Suture Repair

Scaffold-Augmented

1

0.26 ± 0.16a

1.14 ± 0.28

1.27 ± 0.38

10

0.40 ± 0.23a

1.75 ± 0.40

1.99 ± 0.33

50

0.55 ± 0.33a

2.57 ± 0.57

2.93 ± 0.35

100

0.66 ± 0.39a

3.15 ± 0.75

3.58 ± 0.47

250

0.86 ± 0.51a

4.29 ± 1.17

4.88 ± 0.80

500

0.93 ± 0.49a

4.78 ± 1.24

5.05 ± 0.89

  1. aNative control significantly less (p < 0.001) than either repair group at given cycle