Suture | Method of failure | Suture characteristics | ||||
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Suture pullout | Suture breakage | Knot failure | Load at knot failure (N) | Bioabsorbability | Material | |
Ultrabraid | 6 (60%) | 3 (30%) | 1 (10%) | 162.17 | Non-absorbable | Braided UHMWPE |
Magnum wire | 6 (60%) | 3 (30%) | 1 (10%) | 142.1 | Non-absorbable | Braided polyethylene |
Ultratape | 9 (90%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) | 168.89 | Non-absorbable | Smooth UHMWPE |
2- 0 FiberWire | 0 (0%) | 10 (100%) | 0 (0%) | None | Non-absorbable | Braided polyester with long-chain polyethylene core |
0 FiberWire | 1 (10%) | 9 (90%) | 0 (0%) | None | Non-absorbable | Braided polyester with long-chain polyethylene core |
TigerWire | 4 (40%) | 6 (60%) | 0 (0%) | None | Non-absorbable | UHMWPE with long-chain polyethylene core and additional black marker strand |
TigerTape | 6 (60%) | 4 (40%) | 0 (0%) | None | Non-absorbable | Broad UHMWPE with long-chain polyethylene core and additional black marker strand |
Orthocord | 5 (50%) | 5 (50%) | 0 (0%) | None | Partially absorbable | Braided UHMWPE (45%) with PDS core (55%) |
LabralTape | 9 (90%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) | 181.0 | Non-absorbable | Smooth UHMWPE |