Figure 6
From: New suture materials for midline laparotomy closure: an experimental study
Cauchy values stress (MPa) at 3 weeks. The results are for three different strains (λ) applied to the different sutures and healthy control tissue 3 weeks after laparotomy closure. Provided in the table are the means ± SD of three stress values obtained from the tension-deformation curve 3 weeks after laparotomy closure (*, p < 0.05 vs. PP/PDX/PDXb; †, p < 0.05 vs. PP/PDXb; ‡, p < 0.05 vs. all the groups). PP: Surgipro™, PUe: Assuplus®, PDX: Assufil® and PDXb: Filbloc®.