Research Article

MonoMax Suture: A New Long-Term Absorbable Monofilament Suture Made from Poly-4-Hydroxybutyrate

Table 3

Knot security factor (KSF) and knot pull tensile strength determination for MonoMax sutures size 1 to 3–0.

SizeKSFAve. KPTS (N)s.d.

1345,43,4
0342,45,0
2–0228,43,2
3–0220,92,2