Arthroscopic suture tying : A comparison of knot types and suture materials

The purpose of this study was to determine the structural properties of 3 arthroscopically tied knots using 2 different suture materials: the French knot, the Duncan loop knot, and the original Revo knot. Cohort analytic study. The sutures used were No. 1 PDS II, an absorbent monofilament, and No. 1 Ethibond (Ethicon, Somerville, NJ), a braided nonabsorbent material. The resulting 6 suture-knot combinations were individually tested to failure in both open- and closed-loop configurations. The French knot showed the greatest strength compared with the Duncan loop and the Revo knot with both No. 1 Ethibond and No. 1 PDS II sutures (P