Table 4b.

Probability for ranking sutures: 1–8 for sinus formation.

Material	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
PDS	0.0001167	0.01018	0.1724	0.7822	0.03335	0.001783	0.00001667
Polypropylene	0	0.00001667	0.001483	0.03363	0.3073	0.499	0.1585
Nylon	0	0.00003333	0.002217	0.06115	0.5671	0.3404	0.02908
Polyglactin	0.1002	0.4264	0.4706	0.002817	0.00005	0	0
Polyglycolic acid	0.4635	0.2974	0.184	0.04095	0.009933	0.003933	0.0002167
Polyglyconate	0.4362	0.2657	0.1663	0.05972	0.02493	0.0284	0.01868
Steel	0.00001667	0.0002333	0.002983	0.01953	0.05735	0.1264	0.7935

PDS, polydioxanone.