Mechanical Comparison of High-Strength Tape Suture Versus High-Strength Round Suture.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare knot and loop characteristics of commonly used high-strength tapes and high-strength round sutures.

Methods

Twenty tied 30-mm loops were prepared for using suture-knot combinations of 4 common arthroscopic knots or a hand-tied surgeon's knot and 7 sutures. Two tapes (BroadBand, SutureTape) and three no. 2 sutures (MaxBraid, FiberWire, DynaCord) were compared. Two additional larger tape sutures (FiberTape, PermaTape) not commonly tied arthroscopically were included in the hand-tied group. Each suture-knot combination was evaluated for loop integrity (single load to a specified elongation), knot security (plastic loop deformation with cyclic testing), loop security, and knot volume. Data were compared using analysis of variance followed by Tukey-Kramer post

SUBMITTER: Ensminger WP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8527324 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature