Using a computerised tensometer, both the gap-producing and breaking forces of a new interlocking suture for flexor tendon repair were compared to the modified Kessler and the Strickland techniques. 30 porcine deep flexor tendons were used in each group and all repairs were performed with 3/0 polypropylene sutures. The interlock technique withstood gap-producing and breaking forces significantly better than the modified Kessler and Strickland techniques. Also, the gap-producing force was closer to the breaking force with the interlock technique than with the other two techniques.
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