Suturing technique for squint surgery.

New suture material for squint surgery.

All operations were performed under general anaesthesia using a limbal approach to the insertions of the muscles, similar to that recently described by Fells (I97 i). The 6/o Ethiflex suture was then used in the standard manner employing a "whip" stitch on the edge of each muscle. At the moment the suture is presented with a io-mm. taper-point needle. This is not ideal, but no problems, apart f...

Adjustable sutures in squint surgery.

An everting technique for intraluminal vascular suturing.

Virtual Suturing for Training in Vascular Surgery

Today’s health professionals are facing a crisis in training needs: on one hand, the working hours of junior doctors and experience at the operating table are being reduced; on the other, patients are growing ever more critical and litigious. VR simulators may be able to provide a solution, but whilst hardware costs have fallen in recent years, they are still expensive when compared to conventi...

Simple Surgical Technique for Ingrown Toenail Surgery

Background: Ingrown toenails are a common condition which, when recurrent and painful, are often treated surgically. This study proposes a new simple surgical technique for ingrown toenails with good results.Method: We selected 150 patients with 185 affected toes who were surgically treated by our techniques carried out from April 1995 to March 2004. This technique consisted of marginal n...