Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Rupture load and elastic return values (expressed in newtons) for the menisci sutured using the mulberry technique, the horizontal loop technique, or the vertical loop technique, as well as the injured and unsutured menisci and the healthy meniscus–suture interface (H–M Int)
From: Meniscal sutures: biomechanical study of “mulberry” and horizontal loop techniques
Mean traction load | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mulberry | Horizontal loop | No suture | Vertical loop | H–M interface | |
Elastic return | 26.22 ± 2.03 | 25.83 ± 2.04 | 18.99 ± 0.16 | 25.9 ± 2.08 | 19.45 ± 0.22 |
Rupture | 94.09 ± 6.77 | 105.33 ± 5.71 | 38.85 ± 0.93 | 123.8 ± 3.08 | 40.86 ± 2.11 |
Comparison of behavior | p value |
|---|---|
Mulberry versus horizontal loop: rupture | 0.2144 |
Mulberry versus horizontal loop: elastic return | 0.8924 |
Mulberry versus no suture: rupture | 0.0001 |
Horizontal loop versus no suture: rupture | 0.0001 |
Horizontal loop versus no suture: elastic return | 0.0023 |
Mulberry versus no suture: elastic return | 0.0013 |
No suture versus H–M interface: elastic return | 0.1508 |
No suture versus H–M interface: rupture | 0.3294 |
Mulberry versus vertical loop: elastic return | 0.9314 |
Vertical loop versus horizontal loop: elastic return | 0.9866 |
Mulberry versus vertical loop: rupture | 0.024 |
Horizontal loop versus vertical loop: rupture | 0.0871 |