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Ligaments & Tendons - Wings

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Tensile<br />

Strength<br />

Elastic<br />

Modulus<br />

Strength<br />

Ligament Tendon<br />

Less than Tendon; Varies 50 to 150 MPa<br />

Meniscofemoral (355 ± 234 MPa<br />

Anterolateral bundle of PCL (294 ± 115MPa)<br />

Posterior bundle of PCL (150 ± 69MPa)<br />

*Wide ranges of mechanical properties are largely due to location location<br />

and age<br />

http://ttb.eng.wayne.edu/~grimm/BME5370/Lect5Out.html<br />

http://dahweb.engr.ucdavis.edu/dahweb/126site/chp5.pdf<br />

1,200 – 1,800 MPa

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