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. 2016 Sep 6;19(5):255–258. doi: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2016.06.009

Table 2.

Maximum and sustained interfragmentary compression produced with wire loops of different diameters and 2 wire strands in the figure-of-8 loop.

Diameter (mm) Max IF compression (N) SD Sustained IF compression (N) SD
SS Wire 1.20 351.6998 33.62372 234.9342 19.91627
SS Wire 1.00 290.4077 35.88125 222.9845 23.67119
SS Wire 0.70 205.9122 20.40038 164.313 33.32085
SS 0.70 (2 strands) 260.1403 24.48924 192.5469 28.43786