Int J Shoulder Surg Close
 

Figure 3: The displacements of sutures in the supraspinatus tendons recorded manually and automatically by the MTS machine. (a) The displacement (cut-through distance) of sutures measured manually with a digital caliper at the end of 1000 cycles of 10-70 N loading. (b) The overall axial displacements of sutures recorded by the MTS machine at the end of 1000 cycles of 10-70 N loading, which included the cut-through distance and the stretching of the muscle, tendon, and suture. (c) The axial displacements of sutures recorded by the MTS machine from 100 to 1000 cycles of 10-70 N loading. (d) The axial displacements of sutures at the end of 1000 cycles, recorded by the MTS machine from 100 to 1000 cycles of 10-70 N loading. The data represent means ± standard deviations (error bars, n = 12)

Figure 3: The displacements of sutures in the supraspinatus tendons recorded manually and automatically by the MTS machine. (a) The displacement (cut-through distance) of sutures measured manually with a digital caliper at the end of 1000 cycles of 10-70 N loading. (b) The overall axial displacements of sutures recorded by the MTS machine at the end of 1000 cycles of 10-70 N loading, which included the cut-through distance and the stretching of the muscle, tendon, and suture. (c) The axial displacements of sutures recorded by the MTS machine from 100 to 1000 cycles of 10-70 N loading. (d) The axial displacements of sutures at the end of 1000 cycles, recorded by the MTS machine from 100 to 1000 cycles of 10-70 N loading. The data represent means ± standard deviations (error bars, <i>n</i> = 12)