Table 1 Tensile strength of untied and tied fiber (Based on Brouwers et al. [25])
From: Dynamic behavior of suture-anastomosed arteries and implications to vascular surgery operations
Suture material | Diameter (mm) | Suture strength (N) | Knot strength (N) |
|---|---|---|---|
Plain catgut | 0.36 | 25.5 | 23.7 - 29.6 |
Maxon | 0.31 | 34.5 | 22.1 - 46.1 |
PDS | 0.3 | 27.2 | 12.4 - 36.5 |
Prolene | 0.26 | 16.7 | 6.2 - 26.7 |
Dexon | 0.24 | 29.1 | 24.1 - 39.4 |
Mersilene | 0.26 | 28.3 | 20.5 - 37.8 |
Vicryl | 0.29 | 34.6 | 14.1 - 38.8 |