Review Article
An Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of the Ponseti Method in Clubfoot Treatment
Table 2
Existing work demonstrating the strain rate sensitivity of tendons and ligaments.
| Source | Strain rate (% s-1) | Elastic modulus (MPa) | UTS (MPa) | (%) | Ref. |
| Human Achilles tendon | 10 | 401.1 | 73.3 | 25.2 | [49, 50] | 100 | 544.7 | 81.3 | 21.0 | Source | Strain rate (% s-1) | Elastic modulus (MPa) | Failure stress (MPa) | Failure strain (%) | Ref. | Porcine lateral collateral ligament | 1 | 288 | 39.9 | 17 | [48] | 10 | 364 | 56.5 | 18 | 94 | 656 | 72.8 | 14 | 1060 | 763 | 75.9 | 11 | 12990 | 906 | 77.4 | 9 |
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