There were no significant changes in suture tension after 5 minutes regardless of material or method of knot tying. Three of the 12 knots tied laparoscopically came undone under strain testing. All 3 knots were monofilament suture. This may have important implications when choosing suture material. Further studies are planned to expand the analysis of different knotting techniques with different suture materials.
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