Table 2 Ultimate tension and ultimate load to failure of the ALL in comparison to other ligaments and possible grafts
From: Mechanical tensile properties of the anterolateral ligament
Structure | Ultimate tension [MPa] | Ultimate load to | Relation to ALL |
|---|---|---|---|
failure [N] | (load to failure) [%] | ||
ALL | 32.78 ± 4.04 | 49.90 ± 14.62 | 100 |
ACL1 (Noyes et al. 1984) | 37.80 ± 3.80 | 1,725 ± 269 | 3,457 |
35.90 ± 15.20 | 739 - 1,627 | 1,481 | |
38.60 ± 4.80 | 1,107 ± 126 | 2,219 | |
Distal sMCL3 (Wijdicks et al. 2010) | - | 557 ± 55 | 1,116 |
Proximal sMCL3 (Wijdicks et al. 2010) | - | 88 ± 36 | 176 |
POL4 (Wijdicks et al. 2010) | - | 256 ± 30 | 513 |
Deep MCL3 (Wijdicks et al. 2010) | - | 101 ± 10 | 202 |
LCL5 (Sugita and Amis 2001) | - | 309 ± 91 | 619 |
PFLC6 (Sugita and Amis 2001) | - | 186 N ± 65 | 373 |
ITB7 (Noyes et al. 1984) | 19.1 ± 2.9 | 769 ± 99 | 1,541 |
Fascia lata (Noyes et al. 1984) | 78.7 ± 4.6 | 628 ± 35 | 1,259 |
Semitendinosus (Noyes et al. 1984) | 88.5 ± 5.0 | 1,216 ± 50 | 2,437 |
Gracilis (Noyes et al. 1984) | 111.5 ± 4.0 | 838 ± 30 | 1,679 |