Table 4d.
Probability for ranking sutures: 1–12 for dehiscence.
| Material | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| PDS | 0.00003333 | 0.00005 | 0.002333 | 0.01475 | 0.04865 | 0.1062 | 0.1681 | 0.2143 | 0.2181 | 0.1601 | 0.06328 | 0.004133 |
| Polypropylene | 0 | 0.00003333 | 0.002517 | 0.01475 | 0.04413 | 0.08713 | 0.1368 | 0.1794 | 0.2006 | 0.2013 | 0.1219 | 0.0115 |
| Polyglactin | 0.0001833 | 0.02227 | 0.1268 | 0.2382 | 0.2314 | 0.1669 | 0.1012 | 0.0585 | 0.03328 | 0.01587 | 0.005 | 0.0004167 |
| Nylon | 0.0001333 | 0.00355 | 0.01935 | 0.05117 | 0.08828 | 0.1237 | 0.1448 | 0.1492 | 0.1525 | 0.1458 | 0.1086 | 0.01292 |
| Polyglycolic acid | 0.0001833 | 0.007617 | 0.03348 | 0.07345 | 0.09282 | 0.09323 | 0.08512 | 0.08178 | 0.1008 | 0.1581 | 0.2331 | 0.04027 |
| Polyglyconate | 0.005 | 0.07273 | 0.1845 | 0.2021 | 0.1311 | 0.0894 | 0.06737 | 0.06303 | 0.06563 | 0.06853 | 0.04402 | 0.006567 |
| Ethibond | 0.001183 | 0.01788 | 0.05312 | 0.0805 | 0.07623 | 0.07722 | 0.07517 | 0.07982 | 0.0966 | 0.133 | 0.2649 | 0.04438 |
| Steel | 0.1559 | 0.2834 | 0.162 | 0.0679 | 0.0447 | 0.03308 | 0.02797 | 0.02813 | 0.03315 | 0.04793 | 0.09203 | 0.02378 |
| Triclosan-coated polyglactin | 0.7643 | 0.1777 | 0.03883 | 0.008867 | 0.003867 | 0.002 | 0.00145 | 0.0009833 | 0.0008333 | 0.0005833 | 0.0005667 | 0.00001667 |
| Triclosan-coated PDS | 0.0003 | 0.01222 | 0.0699 | 0.1449 | 0.1795 | 0.1825 | 0.1625 | 0.1191 | 0.0738 | 0.03922 | 0.01522 | 0.0009667 |
| PLG | 0.07122 | 0.394 | 0.2935 | 0.08995 | 0.04965 | 0.0299 | 0.02072 | 0.016 | 0.01317 | 0.01127 | 0.009167 | 0.001467 |
| Polysorb | 0.001483 | 0.008583 | 0.0137 | 0.01348 | 0.009717 | 0.008717 | 0.00885 | 0.0098 | 0.01158 | 0.01832 | 0.04218 | 0.8536 |
PDS, polydioxanone; PLG, poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide).