Editorial Commentary: Good Start But More Testing Needs to Be Done: Load to Failure and Knot Security Comparing Suture Tape Versus High-Strength Suture |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma, Máxima Medical Center, Eindhoven, The Netherlands;2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands;3. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Academic Center for Evidence Based Sports Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;4. Research Centre Smart Devices, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Heerlen, The Netherlands;1. Salem Bone and Joint Center, Salem, Ohio, U.S.A.;2. Division of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, La Tour Hospital, Meyrin, Switzerland;3. Southern Oregon Orthopedics, Medford, Oregon, U.S.A.;4. Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Two-millimeter high tensile strength tape (HTST) ultimate load to failure and knot security is greater than No. 2 high tensile strength suture. However, not many surgeons tie knots with 2-mm HTST. More testing needs to be done with 1.3- and 1.7-mm HTST. |
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