Fig. 6From: Bunnell or cross-lock Bunnell suture for tendon repair? Defining the biomechanical role of suture pretensionElongation. a Amount of Elongation during cyclic load marked by red arrows. b During cyclic loading, the largest elongation occurred in the Bunnell repair without pretension, and it was significantly larger than that in the tensioned Bunnell (p < 0.002) and tensioned cross-lock Bunnell (p < 0.007) repairsBack to article page