Table 2.

Yield Load, Ultimate Load, and Stiffness According to Suture Technique ^a

	WS, n = 10	MP, n = 10	KS, n = 10	P
Yield load, N	147.60 ± 31.93	161.05 ± 21.72	186.32 ± 32.66	WS = MP (.26) MP = KS (.18) KS > WS (.019)
Ultimate load, N	183.33 ± 57.44	270.76 ± 39.36	298.90 ± 25.94	MP = KS (.08) WS < MP (≤.001) WS < KS (≤.001)
Stiffness, N/mm	30.16 ± 2.51	29.09 ± 1.52	29.66 ± 2.02	WS = MP (.35) WS = KS (.72) MP = KS (.54)

^a Data are reported as mean ± SD. KS, Krackow stitch; MP, multiplanar, perpendicular whipstitch; WS, standard whipstitch.