Introducing a Method of In Vitro Testing of Different Anchoring Systems Used for Female Incontinence and Prolapse Surgery

Table 1

Pull-out forces of anchorage in ballistic gelatine, in the porcine pelvic floor tissue, and in the rectus fascia.

Anchoring system	Gelatine			Pelvic floor tissue			Rectus fascia
	𝐹[𝑁]; (mean)	𝐹[𝑁]; (range)	F/𝐹PelFix; [/]	𝐹[𝑁]; (mean)	𝐹[𝑁]; (range)	F/𝐹PelFix; [/]	𝐹[𝑁]; (mean)	𝐹[𝑁]; (range)	F/𝐹PelFix; [/]
MiniArc	4.17	3.86–4.87	0.53	4.73	3.9–5.8	0.37	20.65	5.7–≥50.0	0.41
Surelift	7.10	6.14–8.24	0.91	10.86	6.6–15.2	0.85	39.67	21–≥50.0	0.79
TFS	8.16	7.34–9.08	1.04	11.80	8.3–14.8	0.93	18.74	10.8–27.4	0.37
PelFix	7.81	6.91–8.95	1.00	12.73	8.4–15.6	1.00	50.00	>50.0	1.00