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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 13.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Sports Med. 2010 Oct 7;38(12):2456–2463. doi: 10.1177/0363546510376817

Table 2. Suture Retention Properties.

Medial Lateral p

Work (N-mm) Intact 1697 ± 139 1592 ± 261 n.s.
Torn 1568 ± 283 1086 ± 388 0.03

P n.s. 0.02

Load at 10mm
(N)
Intact 280 ± 46 265 ± 44 n.s.
Torn 262 ± 47 177 ± 71 n.s.

P n.s. 0.05

Stiffness
(N/mm)
Intact 47 ± 6 47 ± 11 n.s
Torn 50 ± 12 36 ± 8 0.05

P n.s. n.s.