Tendon grafts with preserved muscle demonstrate similar biomechanical properties to tendon grafts stripped of muscular attachments: a biomechanical evaluation in a porcine model
Funchal LFZ, Astur DC, Pizzolatti ALA, Grimaldi AP, Jimenez AE, Moré ADO, de Mello Roesler CR, Cohen M. Tendon grafts with preserved muscle demonstrate similar biomechanical properties to tendon grafts stripped of muscular attachments: a biomechanical evaluation in a porcine model. Journal Of Experimental Orthopaedics 2021, 8: 57. PMID: 34341872, PMCID: PMC8329107, DOI: 10.1186/s40634-021-00375-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYield loadMaximum loadAutograft tendonsTendon graftBiomechanical propertiesMaterial testing machineSimilar biomechanical propertiesUltimate loadMechanical propertiesAxial strainTesting machinePreservation of muscleFailure patternsSignificant differencesBiomechanical evaluationLoadMuscle tissueStiffnessContralateral tendonHuman autograftsGroup 2Group 1Muscle tendonLevel IIIPorcine model