. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jan 17.

Published in final edited form as: J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2007 Jun 8;16(5 Suppl):S140–S148. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.04.002

Table I.

Repair Biomechanics at Time Zero

Canine Cadaver Samples	Suture Type	Suture Configuration	Failure Load (N)	Repair Gapping at 100 N (mm)	Repair Stiffness (between 50–100N) (N/mm)
n = 6	2-0 FiberWire®	3X Simple	88 ± 25^a	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
n = 6	0-Ticron	3X Modified Mason Allen	151 ± 18^b	3.5 ± 0.2	25.4 ± 1.7
n = 4	2-Orthocord™	2X Modified Mason Allen	160 ± 19	2.9 ± 0.3	34.2 ± 4.5
n = 2	0-FiberWire®	2X Krakow 1X Modified Mason Allen	333; 368	Not Measured	Not Measured
n = 6	0-FiberWire®	3X Modified Mason Allen	236 ± 75^a,b	2.7 ± 1.8 (n=4)	41.0 ± 24.3 (n=4)

^a,b

Denotes significant differences between groups with like notation using analysis of variance with a post-hoc Tukey test (p<0.05). No significant differences were detected among any groups for repair gapping or stiffness.