Research Article
Alloplastic Reconstruction of the Extensor Mechanism after Resection of Tibial Sarcoma
Table 2
Strength and elongation of fixed Trevira cords.
| | Mean value (SD) |
| | Yield strength Flin (N) (start of the plastic deformation) | 768 (±42) | | Ultimate tensile strength Fmax (N) | 2015 (±127) | | Yield elongation dlin (%) | 5.8 (±0.7) | | Ultimate elongation dmax (%) | 31.3 (±6.0) | | Stiffness S max (N/mm) (normalized on a cord length of 50 mm) | 343 (±50) |
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