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Each quadrupled hamstring tendon graft was fixed in a tunnel sized to 0.5 mm graft diameter with either an Intrafix device or a screw.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Displacement at failure was greater in the Intrafix group (17.3 \u00b1 4.6 mm versus 10.9 \u00b1 4.4 mm, P = .002). Load at failure (796 \u00b1 193 N versus 647 \u00b1 269 N), stiffness (49.2 \u00b1 21.9 N\/mm versus 64.5 \u00b1 22 N\/mm), and bone mineral density (0.74 \u00b10.15 gm\/cm3 versus 0.74 \u00b1 0.14 gm\/cm3) did not display significant differences for the Intrafix device and the screw, respectively (P &gt; .05).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Displacement at failure was greater for the Intrafix device.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Increased displacement at failure for the Intrafix group suggests slippage from sheath channel deployment. Concentric fixation may not occur when less than optimal tibial bone mineral density increases the difficulty of attaining precise sheath deployment and quadrupled hamstring tendon graft strand alignment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546503261696","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2004,4,19]],"date-time":"2004-04-19T20:47:22Z","timestamp":1082407642000},"page":"956-961","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":31,"title":["A Biomechanical Comparison of Initial Soft Tissue Tibial Fixation Devices"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"32","author":[{"given":"David N. 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