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A cyclic (6\u2010N preload; 5\u2010N amplitude; 2\u2010Hz frequency) tensile test (600\u2009cycles) was performed on feline tarsi with either the long or the short medial tarsal ligament intact, with each reconstruction technique followed by a single\u2010cycle load\u2010to\u2010failure test (0.5\u2009mm\/s) with a failure point at 2\u2009mm of displacement. Total elongation, peak\u2010to\u2010peak elongation, stiffness, and maximum load to failure point were compared with the intact condition.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      No differences in stiffness, total elongation, or peak\u2010to\u2010peak elongation were found between specimens repaired with the knotless technique and intact controls (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&gt;\u2009.04), whereas tarsi repaired with the tunnel technique and PP were weaker (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u2009.008). Total and conditioning elongation were greater after tunnel reconstruction with PP than after knotless reconstruction (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .005). Mean load to 2\u2009mm of displacement tended (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .03) to be higher after knotless than after knotted PP repairs and did not differ (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .47) between tarsi repaired with the tunnel or anchor repairs with PE.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The mechanical properties of intact tarsi were superior to those of tarsi repaired with tunnel techniques and PP but were similar to those of tarsi repaired with knotless techniques with PE.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical significance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Feline tarsal stabilization with the knotless technique for tarsal medial collateral ligament insufficiency may reduce the requirement for or duration of postoperative coaptation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/vsu.13366","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,18]],"date-time":"2019-12-18T04:05:00Z","timestamp":1576641900000},"page":"390-400","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Biomechanical comparison of knotted and knotless stabilization techniques of the tarsal medial collateral ligament in cats: A cadaveric study"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"49","author":[{"given":"Muriel","family":"Luescher","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic for Small Animal Surgery Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Philipp A.","family":"Schmierer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic for Small Animal Surgery Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Brian H.","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic for Small Animal Surgery Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antonio","family":"Pozzi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic for Small Animal Surgery Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andreas","family":"Gutbrod","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tier\u00e4rztliche Klinik N\u00fcrnberg Nuremberg Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rich","family":"Evans","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic for Small Animal Surgery Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sebastian C.","family":"Knell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic for Small Animal Surgery Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,18]]},"reference":[{"issue":"8","key":"e_1_2_7_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1071","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.1995.207.08.1071","article-title":"Treatment of dogs with wounds of the limbs caused by shearing forces\u201498 cases (1975\u20101993)","volume":"207","author":"Beardsley SL","year":"1995","journal-title":"J Am Vet Med Assoc."},{"key":"e_1_2_7_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5326\/15473317-35-2-147"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jfms.2009.07.009"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1748-5827.1994.tb03922.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0038-1632672"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/B978-0-7020-2986-8.00023-9"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_8_1","volume-title":"Incidence and prognosis of traumatic injuries of the cat's tarsus [Master thesis]","author":"Wechsler E","year":"2018"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_9_1","volume-title":"Anatomische und funktionelle Betrachtungen zum Sprunggelenk der Katze (Felis catus) [Inaugural dissertation]","author":"Bl\u00fcml U","year":"1983"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_10_1","first-page":"202","article-title":"Zur klinisch\u2010angewandten und funktionellen Anatomie des Sprunggelenks der Hauskatze","volume":"30","author":"Vollmerhaus B","year":"2002","journal-title":"Tier\u00e4rztl Prax."},{"key":"e_1_2_7_11_1","unstructured":"Luescher M Gutbrod A Schmierer P Knell S. \u00dcberblick \u00fcber die Bandrekonstruktion bei Hund und Katze.Kleintierprax. 2019; 64 (3): 150\u2010168."},{"key":"e_1_2_7_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Nicholson I Langley\u2010Hobbs S Sutcliffe M Jeffery N Radke H. 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