Fine tuning of the side-to-side tenorrhaphy: A biomechanical study assessing different side-to-side suture techniques in a porcine tendon model
Fig 4
Effects of suture techniques Pulvertaft (PT), Fridén (FR) and Woven-Fridén (WF) on stiffness (resistance of sutures to deformation) in N/mm (crosshatched bars) and on ultimate load in N (single-colour bars).
Data is expressed as means, standard deviation bars are shown. Different superscripts indicate statistically significant differences among groups at p < 0.05 and for WF vs. PT at p < 0.0001. For each experimental group, 12 side-to-side tenorrhaphies were tested.