Table 1 Results of physiological and biomechanical comparison of peracetic acid sterilised (PAA) versus untreated fresh frozen (FF) menisci. Twenty two meniscus pairs were examined with regards to size, strain and size at 200 N, relaxation properties as well as stiffness and load to failure. Values are presented as MEAN ± SEM
|  | Size in mm | Strain in % | Size at 200 N in mm | Relaxation in % | Stiffness in N/mm | Load to failure in N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAA | 18.30 ± 0.66 | 18.87 ± 1.56 | 21.87 ± 0.69 | 77.71 ± 1.62 | 195.0 ± 13.1 | 700.1 ± 71.4 |
FF | 19.39 ± 0.65 | 13.81 ± 1.04 | 21.73 ± 0.62 | 89.11 ± 1.00 | 192.9 ± 11.8 | 770.1 ± 76.2 |
p-value | 0.0126 | <  0.0001 | 0.7360 | <  0.0001 | 0.8587 | 0.3093 |