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Grafts were either whole (WG) or split into three longitudinal strips (multiple graft, MG). Tendons and graft sites were collected and loaded (2.54 cm\/s) to failure at either 4 or 8 weeks after surgery. Cross\u2010sectional area was determined by both impression cast (IC) and an inkblot (IB) method. Tissue maturity and inflammation were evaluated by microscopy.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\u2014<\/jats:bold>Gap formation was a consistent finding in all repair sites. No statistical differences were found in healing or mechanical variables between MG and WG techniques. The failure stress for the 8\u2010week repairs (15.51 \u00b1 3.1 MPa IB and 11.73 \u00b1 .77 MPa IC, 16.13 \u00b1 2.2 MPa IB and 10.22 \u00b1 .76 MPa IC for MG and WG, respectively) were significantly greater (<jats:styled-content><jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt; .0005<\/jats:styled-content>) than for 4\u2010week repairs (3.71 \u00b1 1.7 MPa IB and 2.68 \u00b1 1.44 MPa IC, 2.81 \u00b1 1.46 MPa IB and 2.3 \u00b1 1.7 MPa IC for MG and WG, respectively). The repair tissue was more mature (<jats:styled-content><jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt; .05<\/jats:styled-content>) at 8 weeks than at 4 weeks, but there was no significant difference in inflammatory responses at 4 and 8 weeks.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions\u2014<\/jats:bold>There was a sixfold increase in strength between 4 and 8 weeks of healing, but no significant difference in healing or strength between the MG and WG techniques.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Clinical relevance\u2014<\/jats:bold>In ponies, autologous tendon grafting contributes to a strong repair during the early convalescent period, but splitting a tendon graft seemingly offers no appreciable advantage over use of a whole graft.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1053\/jvet.2002.31048","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2002,8,25]],"date-time":"2002-08-25T03:46:10Z","timestamp":1030247170000},"page":"155-166","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["An Evaluation of Two Autologous Tendon Grafting Techniques in Ponies"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"31","author":[{"given":"Scott R.","family":"Reiners","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Henry W.","family":"Jann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Larry E.","family":"Stein","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"James K.","family":"Good","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"P. 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