BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the biomechanical resistance under tensile forces of the Krackow suture technique with the frequently used Dresden, Carmont & Maffulli, and Ma & Griffiths percutaneous repair techniques in bovine models of Achilles tendon rupture. METHODS Transverse Achilles tendon rupture models were created from 4 cm proximal of the calcaneal insertion point in a total of 20 bovine Achilles tendon specimens. These were randomly allocated to 4 groups and repaired with configurations appropriate to the Dresden, Carmont & Maffulli, Ma & Griffiths and Krackow techniques. Failure mechanisms were recorded with force values (as Newton units) creating a 5 mm gap and load to failure under tensile loading at a rate of 10 mm/sec in a static testing device. RESULTS In the Dresden technique group, the force required for a 5 mm gap was mean 41.21 ± 13.19 N and for load to failure, mean 193.83 ± 30.16 N, which were evaluated as statistically significantly higher than in the other techniques (p < 0.05). The lowest values were determined in the Ma & Griffiths technique group (5 mm gap: 11.06 ± 8.12 N, load to failure: 97.73 ± 29.60 N) but these were not significantly lower than the values in the Krackow and Carmont & Maffulli technique groups (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The results of this study showed that the Dresden technique was biomechanically superior against tensile forces compared to the Krackow technique, and the other frequently used percutaneous techniques of Carmont & Maffulli and Ma & Griffiths.