title: Braided tape suture provides superior bone pull-through strength than wire suture in greater tuberosity of the humerus.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this study is to compare the pull-through strength of transosseous braided tape suture with wire suture in proximal humeri bones (greater tuberosity).
  
  
  METHODS
  A biomechanical study on eight cadaveric human specimens where two transosseous sutures were randomly applied on each specimen (anterior and posterior). Force/displacement curves were obtained for each specimen and the maximum pull-through load was noted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There is a significant difference in maximal pull-through strength favoring braided tape suture over wire suture.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transosseous braided tape suture provides almost twice the bone pull-through strength and is slightly correlated to volumetric bone mineral density.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada ; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, H4J 1C5, Canada.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leger St-Jean
authors.affiliation: Research Center, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, H4J 1C5, Canada.
authors.forename: Jérémie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ménard
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada ; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, H4J 1C5, Canada.
authors.forename: Stéphanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hinse
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, École de technologie supérieure, Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: Yvan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada ; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, H4J 1C5, Canada.
authors.forename: Dominique M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Rouleau
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada ; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, H4J 1C5, Canada.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beauchamp
keywords: Humerus; Reconstructive surgical procedure; Rotator cuff; Surgical fixation devices