Title Page
Contents
Abstract 8
Ⅰ. Introduction 10
Ⅱ. Materials and Methods 13
2.1. Animals 13
2.2. Group design 13
2.3. Graft harvest 13
2.4. Decellularization of fascia lata 16
2.5. Preservation of fascia lata 17
2.6. Biomechanical testing 20
2.7. Statistical analysis 23
Ⅲ. Results 24
3.1. Ultimate load 24
3.2. Elongation at failure 27
3.3. Stiffness 29
Ⅳ. Discussion 31
Ⅴ. Conclusion 36
References 37
Abstract (in Korean) 43
Table 1. Mean ± standard deviation of ultimate load, elongation at failure, and stiffness for six groups under biomechanical testing using fascia lata of New Zealand White rabbits. 25
Figure 1. Photograph of the graft harvest. 15
Figure 2. Photograph of the trimmed fascia lata. 19
Figure 3. Photograph of the fascia lata sample placed on the biomechanical testing machine. 21
Figure 4. Load-elongation curve of uniaxial tensile test. 22
Figure 5. Box plot of the ultimate load of five preservation groups and control group. 26
Figure 6. Box plot of the elongation at failure of five preservation groups and control group. 28
Figure 7. Box plot of the stiffness of five preservation groups and control group. 30