Comparative Study of the Effect of Structural Parameters on the Flexibility of Endovascular Stent Grafts

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Tubular graft number</td><td class="align_center" colspan="3">Bending arm length (mm)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">29.42</td><td class="align_center">36.92</td><td class="align_center">44.42</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">G1</td><td class="align_center">1.09 ± 0.63</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">G2</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">5.67 ± 0.21</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">G3</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">5.53 ± 0.78</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Spring-back force of three tubular grafts at the curving angle of 5° with three bending arm lengths (cN).</div>

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Table 4: Comparative Study of the Effect of Structural Parameters on the Flexibility of Endovascular Stent Grafts 