Table 1 Measurement results of tensile tests of the anterolateral ligament

Data points [n]

1,961

2,379

2,569

2,686

2,399

± 318

Length L ₀ [mm]

32.2

33.4

30.7

36.0

33.1

± 2.2

Cross-sectional area A ₀ [ m m ²]

1.64

0.85

1.72

1.95

1.54

± 0.48

Max. force [N]

62.21

28.88

52.01

56.48

49.90

± 14.62

Max. distance [mm]

9.80

11.69

12.62

13.43

11.89

± 1.56

Max. stress [\(\frac {N}{{mm}^{2}}\)]

37.93

33.98

30.24

28.96

32.78

± 4.04

Max. strain [ %]

30.43

34.99

41.12

37.31

35.96

± 4.47

Extensional stiffness [N]

3.99

2.04

2.24

2.15

2.60

± 0.93

Young’s modulus (20%) [\(\frac {N}{{mm}^{2}}\)]

1.80

1.14

1.13

0.74

1.20

± 0.44