Table 4.
Results of Cyclic and Load-to-Failure Testing of 9 Different High-Strength Sutures and Tapes in Human Rotator Cuff Tendons (Cadaveric Study Part)
| Product | N | Displacement, mm |
Ultimate Load to Failure, N |
Stiffness, N/mm |
Knot Height, mm |
Knot Width, mm |
Force at 3 mm of Displacement, N |
Displacement at 100 N, mm |
Displacement at 50 N, mm |
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| FiberTape | 8 | 0.4 | 0.38 | 178 | 50.5 | 26 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 1.28 | 3.8 | 0.69 | 85 | 29.4 | 4.5 | 3.18 | 1.9 | 0.65 |
| Hi-Fi Tape | 8 | 0.8 | 0.36 | 134 | 72.6 | 20 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 0.79 | 2.6 | 0.37 | 42 | 17.9 | 6.1 | 2.02 | 2.3 | 0.85 |
| Permatape | 8 | 0.8 | 0.59 | 166 | 72.1 | 21 | 10.6 | 7.4 | 1.18 | 2.0 | 0.35 | 51 | 23.9 | 5.6 | 1.47 | 2.4 | 0.81 |
| SutureTape | 8 | 0.9 | 1.18 | 174 | 48.1 | 20 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 0.67 | 1.6 | 0.28 | 56 | 19.7 | 6.5 | 1.66 | 2.6 | 1.39 |
| UltraTape | 8 | 0.9 | 0.24 | 104 | 37.2 | 21 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 0.99 | 2.2 | 0.46 | 54 | 21.3 | 6.8 | 2.72 | 3.5 | 0.98 |
| XBraid TT | 8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 156 | 72.7 | 14 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 1.36 | 2.0 | 0.23 | 38 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 2.81 | 3.7 | 1.07 |
| Dynacord | 8 | 0.9 | 0.27 | 130 | 67.1 | 15 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 0.97 | 1.9 | 0.31 | 37 | 15.4 | 8.8 | 3.35 | 3.5 | 1.05 |
| FiberWire | 8 | 0.7 | 0.16 | 173 | 65.3 | 20 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 0.68 | 1.6 | 0.39 | 51 | 20.1 | 5.6 | 0.73 | 2.3 | 0.38 |
| Ultrabraid | 8 | 0.9 | 0.48 | 158 | 72.1 | 16 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 2.58 | 1.6 | 0.19 | 43 | 13.4 | 7.1 | 2.07 | 3.5 | 0.98 |
| Total | 72 | 0.8 | 0.56 | 153 | 63.1 | 19 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 1.67 | 2.1 | 0.75 | 51 | 23.5 | 6.5 | 2.54 | 2.8 | 1.11 |
SD, standard deviation.