Table 1.
Repair Method and Material |
Gliding Resistance (N) (Mean ± SD) |
Maximal Failure Strength (N) (Mean ±SD) |
Gap Force at 2-mm (N) (Mean ±SD) |
Stiffness (N/mm) (Mean ± SD) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pennington Repair with FiberWire Suture |
0.916 ± 0.19 | 49.52 ± 6.97 | 45.29 ± 7.23 | 13.64 ± 3.40 |
Pennington Repair with Ethibond Suture |
1.119 ± 0.45 | 45.91 ± 6.93 | 42.32 ± 8.47 | 13.17 ± 3.89 |