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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of various suture augmentation techniques in Achilles tendon repair.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec sec-type=\"materials\">\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Eighteen fresh-frozen cadaveric Achilles tendons were transected and repaired with a 4-strand Krackow core stitch. Suture augmentation was performed with 3 figure-of-eight stitches in 6 specimens and a running cross-stitch weave in 6 specimens. The other 6 specimens were not augmented. Each tendon was loaded to failure on an MTS. 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