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Table 2 Average number of times to failure for each suture

From: In vitro evaluation of the tension band suture method for proximal humerus fracture treatment

Suture group

Number of reciprocating motion

FiberWire

92.9 (64.6)

Ethibond

2.3 (0.9)

Surgilon

3.1 (1.0)

P

< .001

  1. Values are mean
  2. Abbreviation: SD standard deviation