Longer stitch interval in the Krackow stitch for tendon graft fixation leads to poorer biomechanical property

Abstract

The Krackow stitch with stitch intervals of 2.5 and 5.0 mm had significantly smaller elongation after cyclic loading than with an interval of 10.0 mm in this porcine biomechanical study. The stitch interval was moderately correlated with elongation after cyclic loading.