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From the biomechanical point of view in vivo ligament replacement has to have a sufficient utimate rupture strength and fatigue strength, as well the elastic properties similar to the normal ligament. These properties were tested in a braided carbon fiber ligament prosthesis used to replace the MCL and ACL in sheep knees.
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Claes, L., Burri, C., Neugebauer, R. (1986). Experimental investigations on the biomechanics of carbon fiber replacement of the knee ligaments in animals. In: Trickey, E.L., Hertel, P. (eds) Surgery and Arthroscopy of the Knee. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71022-3_82
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