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Gap measuring illustration. The gaps can be appreciated between the vertical mattress sutures as distraction forces are applied by the anterior and posterior Mersilene tapes. Gapping distances were obtained averaging the distances across the longitudinal tears in correspondence of the middle (distance from B to B') and the margins of the Mersilene tape (distance from A to A' and C to C', respectively).
