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Table 3 Literature table reporting the elongation during cyclic loading and ultimate failure load of both fixed- and adjustable- loop femoral cortical suspension devices

From: Biomechanical testing of fixed and adjustable femoral cortical suspension devices for ACL reconstruction under high loads and extended cyclic loading

Author

Year

Journal

Model

Fixed-loop devices

Adjustable-loop devices

Company

Sample size

Preconditioning

Cyclic loading

Pull-to-failure

(mm/min)

Elongation during cyclic loading

(mm)

Ultimate failure load

(N)

No. of cycles

Applied load

(N)

Freq.

(Hz)

No. of cycles

Applied load

(N)

Freq.

(Hz)

Min. Max.

Min. Max.

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Current study

  

Device only

G-Lok

 

Stryker

5

10

20 - 70

1

5000

20 - 520

1

20

1.46 ± 0.25

2178 ± 118

    

UltraButton

Smith & Nephew

5

       

2.66 ± 0.28

1903 ± 81

    

RigidLoop

DePuy

5

       

1.51 ± 0.16

1835 ± 179

    

ProCinch

Stryker

5

       

1.60 ± 0.09

1456 ± 137

Ahmad

2004

AJSM

Porcine construct

Endobutton

 

Smith & Nephew

8

   

1000

50 - 250

1

20 cm/min

1.75 ± 0.97

864 ± 164

Barrow

2014

AJSM

 

Endobutton

 

Smith & Nephew

6

10

10 - 50

1

4500

10 - 250

1

20

1.34 ± 0.03

1529 ± 26

    

ToggleLoc

Biomet

6

       

5.76 ± 0.35

1652 ± 45

    

Tightrope

Arthrex

6

       

42.45 ± 7.01

809 ± 53

Chang

2018

Arthroscopy

Device only

Endobutton

 

Smith & Nephew

6

10

10 - 75

0.1

4500

100 - 400

0.5

50

0.74

1410

    

Tightrope

Arthrex

6

       

1.91

925

  

Porcine construct

Endobutton

 

Smith & Nephew

6

10

10 - 75

0.1

4500

100 - 400

0.5

50

14.88

843

    

Tightrope

Arthrex

6

       

15.65

888

Conner

2010

Arthroscopy

Porcine construct

Endobutton

 

Smith & Nephew

8

   

2000

50 - 450

1

30 mm/s

3.55 ± 0.57

1191 ± 150

    

ToggleLoc

Biomet

8

       

Data not given.

    

EZLoc

Biomet

8

       

5.46 ± 0.95

913 ± 82

Johnson

2015

AJSM

 

Endobutton

 

Smith & Nephew

8

10

10 - 75

0.1

1000

100 - 400

0.5

50

1.05 ± 0.05

1530 ± 180

   

XO Button

 

ConMed Linvatec

8

       

1.65 ± 0.43

2218 ± 114

   

Rigidloop

 

DePuy

8

       

1.09 ± 0.16

1976 ± 229

    

Tightrope

Arthrex

8

       

2.2 ± 0.62

784 ± 45

    

ToggleLoc

Biomet

8

       

3.69 ± 2.39

1995 ± 217

Noonan

2016

Arthroscopy

Device only

Endobutton

 

Smith & Nephew

5

25

50 - 250

 

4500

50 - 250

  

0.52 ± 0.08

1384 ± 71

    

Tightrope

Arthrex

5

       

0.96 ± 0.07

886 ± 39

  

Porcine construct

Endobutton

 

Smith & Nephew

5

25

50 - 250

 

1000

50 - 250

  

3 ± 0.30

866 ± 102

    

Tightrope

Arthrex

5

       

2.7 ± 0.50

786 ± 166

Petre

2013

AJSM

Device only

Endobutton

 

Smith & Nephew

5

10

10 - 50

0.1

1000

50 - 250

0.5

50

0.11 ± 0.03

1456 ± 130

   

XO Button

 

ConMed Linvatec

5

       

0.35 ± 0.06

2230 ± 252

    

Tightrope

Arthrex

5

       

0.3 ± 0.04

841 ± 55

    

ToggleLoc

Biomet

5

       

0.82 ± 0.18

1561 ± 112

  

Porcine construct

Endobutton

 

Smith & Nephew

10

10

10 - 50

0.1

1000

50 - 250

0.5

50

1.88 ± 0.25

1456 ± 101

   

XO Button

 

ConMed Linvatec

10

       

1.82 ± 0.23

1748 ± 140

    

Tightrope

Arthrex

10

       

2.74 ± 0.39

859 ± 43

    

ToggleLoc

Biomet

10

       

3.34 ± 1.28

1334 ± 81

Rylander

2014

Clinical Biomechanics

Porcine construct

G-Lok

 

Stryker

10

   

1000

50 - 250

1

20

 

614 ± 176

   

Endobutton

 

Smith & Nephew

10

        

717 ± 128

    

ToggleLoc

Biomet

10

        

560 ± 101

    

RetroButton

Arthrex

10

        

526 ± 160