“…32 However, others report that gapping of up to 10 mm is well tolerated with no functional deficit. 33 The amount of gap formation has been measured previously, either as a clamp-to-clamp displacement 30,34 or by attaching a transducer at the repair site. 35 The former has the disadvantage of including in the measurement the relaxation of the tissue due to its viscoelasticity; the latter avoids this problem and approximates better the amount of gap, but it might alter the response under load or induce a mode of failure at the repair site because it has to be fixed with sharp pins to the tissue.…”