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Tensile tests were conducted under physiological loading conditions. Gap formation was tracked with a video camera, and force on the tendon was measured. Results were compared with t-tests.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Mean load at a gap of 0.5\u2009mm was significantly higher for the suture anchor (44.2\u2009\u00b1\u20095.5\u2009N) compared with the bone tunnel (23.0\u2009\u00b1\u200915.4\u2009N). A 3-mm gap was not reached with the suture anchor. Failure loads were dominated by suture breakage and were not significantly different between suture anchor (55.2\u2009\u00b1\u20098.0\u2009N) and bone tunnel (65.1\u2009\u00b1\u20098.3\u2009N). Pulling through the tendon substance did not occur.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The suture anchor resisted gap formation more effectively than the bone tunnel and can be considered advantageous for gastrocnemius tendon reinsertion in cats.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2812-5029","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,24]],"date-time":"2026-02-24T23:50:07Z","timestamp":1771977007000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Gap Formation in Achilles Tendon Reinsertion in Cats: A Comparative Ex Vivo Study of Bone Tunnel and a Bioabsorbable Suture Anchor"],"prefix":"10.1055","author":[{"given":"Felix","family":"Gro\u00df","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Katja","family":"Haslinger-Vaughan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Philipp J.","family":"Thurner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Riccarda","family":"Schuenemann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Small Animal Hospital Sattledt, Sattledt, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","first-page":"509","volume-title":"Rupture or avulsion of the Achilles tendon","author":"K Voss","year":"2009"},{"issue":"05","key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"348","DOI":"10.1055\/s-00035023","article-title":"Short- and long-term outcomes of primary Achilles tendon repair in cats: 21 cases","volume":"23","author":"M Cervi","year":"2010","journal-title":"Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol"},{"issue":"01","key":"ref3","first-page":"X221131253","article-title":"Retrospective multicentre evaluation of common calcaneal tendon injuries in 66 cats. 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