“…Active motion, however, places additional biomechanical requirements on the tendon repair to resist gap formation and rupture (Seradge, 1983;Small et al, 1989). New core suture techniques have been developed to meet these needs and have modified suture configurations, increased the numbers of strands or used larger sutures (Aslam and Afoke, 2000;Becker, 1978;Becker and Davidoff, 1977;Kubota et al, 1998;Kusano et al, 1999;Lee, 1990a;McLarney et al, 1999;Robertson and Al-Qattan, 1992;Savage, 1985;Smith and Evans, 2001;Winters et al, 1998). The ultimate force of repairs increased with these techniques.…”