Editorial Commentary: Good Start But More Testing Needs to Be Done: Load to Failure and Knot Security Comparing Suture Tape Versus High-Strength Suture.
editorial · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2019.06.004.
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Abstract
Two-millimeter high tensile strength tape (HTST) ultimate load to failure and knot security is greater than No. 2 high tensile strength suture. However, not many surgeons tie knots with 2-mm HTST. More testing needs to be done with 1.3- and 1.7-mm HTST.
Medical subject headings
- Suture Techniques
- Sutures