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Table 5 Medial Meniscus Biomechanical Data of 2 parallel stitches, Cross Stitch and Rebar Repair

From: The rebar repair for radial meniscus tears: a biomechanical comparison of a reinforced suture repair versus parallel and cross-stitch techniques

Group

Load to Failure (N)

SD(N)

Stiffness (N/mm)

SD(N/mm)

Energy to Max Load (J)

SD (J)

Parallel

88.7

28.8

20.7

1.90

0.94

0.43

Cross

89.5

30.9

19.8

5.60

0.80

0.44

Rebar

126.5

27.5

18.6

2.19

2.04

1.47

P-value

0.03

 

0.49

 

0.02