Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics

Table 1 Descriptive Statistics (Total contact force, area and pressure)

From: Why are tapes better than wires in knotless rotator cuff repairs? An evaluation of force, pressure and contact area in a tendon bone unit mechanical model

	TSP	TDP	WSP	WDP
Force (N)
Mean	54.38	56.04	76.49	72.44
St Dev	5.71	5.28	8.36	3.69
Area (mm²)
Mean	466.80	511.40	495.40	527.40
St Dev	14.31	21.65	31.01	23.77
Pressure (MPa)
Mean	.1165	.1094	.1542	.1375
St Dev	.01152	.00711	.01105	.00762

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