Table 2: Results of the filament dynamometry performed on short and long filaments of the specimens. Prosthesis number is the reference number given in the first clinical description of the series. (CDV: Cooley Double Velour; MDV: Microvel Double Velour; CV: coefficient of variation).

Prostheses Tenacity (cN/tex) Elongation at rupture (%) Average CV (%) Average CV (%) Virgin CDV FFP (short) 28.0 6.7 63.5 11.8 FFT (Long) 26.4 11.8 74.4 14.8 A FFP (short) 26.9 32.7 25.8 42.2 FFT (Long) 24.7 33.9 27.8 48.1 B FFP (short) 27.9 29.8 31.6 38.2 FFT (Long) 23.8 40.1 35.5 37.3 C FFP (short) 12.6 48.2 7.33 113.1 FFT (Long) 12.2 46.8 20.8 84.7 D FFP (short) 27.6 31.1 24.6 38.0 FFT (Long) 25.9 40.1 28.9 45.8 E FFP (short) 24.8 21.2 29.3 26.1 FFT (Long) 23.6 29.4 35.6 41.3 Virgin MDV FFP (short) 25.4 3.6 67.9 11.3 FFT (Long) 22.8 14.4 62.7 19.1 F FFP (short) 24.6 46.5 22.6 52.0 FFT (Long) 21.7 48.3 23.8 55.9