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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 3 Correlation of measured variables versus bone mineral density

From: Can tape–screw fixation of a quadrupled semitendinosus graft in a full-length tibial tunnel provide superior fixation compared with a doubled semitendinosus–gracilis held with an interference screw? A matched-pair cadaveric biomechanical comparison

Description of correlation coefficient

ST/G

Quad ST

Number of cycles to failure versus bone mineral density

0.45

0.93

Elongation under initial load versus bone mineral density

−0.41

−0.80

Elongation at 10 cycles versus bone mineral density

−0.26

−0.62

Elongation at 100 cycles versus bone mineral density

0.05

−0.80