We are reporting a case of nonabsorbable suture-induced osteomyelitis in patient who had an open rotator cuff repair with nonabsorbable Ethibond anchor suture. Patient in this case presented with very subtle clinical features of osteomyelitis of the left proximal humerus 15 years after initial rotator cuff repair surgery. Literature had shown that deep infection following rotator cuff repairs, ...

Also in the body of their letter, the authors note that “A great advantage of curettage over scalpel or laser surgery arises from the ability of a semisharp curette to differentiate and remove friable abnormal tissue from the normal surrounding tissue.” Many would question the validity of this statement. There are multiple studies demonstrating that a dermatologist with a curette cannot always ...

BACKGROUND After performing an aortotomy, there are a variety of techniques utilized for suture closure. There is no published data comparing the efficacy of various suture techniques. The goal of this study is to provide an ex-vivo quantitative assessment of resistance to leakage and dehiscence for three aortotomy closure techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS An ex-vivo model was developed utili...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the ultimate failure load, stiffness and elongation of 3 different MPFL patellar fixation techniques: suture anchor, sutured tendon (a semi-tunnel technique, the free ends were sutured) and folio tendon (a semi-tunnel technique, the folio ends were passed through by suture). Materials and methods: We used six fresh-frozen cadaveric knees, each o...

Different suture techniques have been used for anastomosis in coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Bypass surgery may be difficult for patients who have small coronary arteries or marked size discrepancies between target coronary arteries and grafts. For proximal and distal anastomoses, three continuous stitches are first placed in the heel and toe of the small coronary arteries; for sequentia...

Nasal tip bulbosity, or convexity, has been one of the most difficult problems to correct during rhinoplasty. Excision of cartilage from the cephalic part of the lateral crus has helped. However, complete correction of the deformity is not always possible with this maneuver alone. Suture techniques have also helped to improve outcomes. Twelve years ago, the lateral crus mattress suture was intr...

Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is being performed by an increasing number of orthopaedic surgeons. The principles, techniques, and instrumentation have evolved to the extent that all patterns and sizes of rotator cuff tear, including massive tears, can now be repaired arthroscopically. Achieving a biomechanically stable construct is critical to biologic healing. The ideal repair construct mus...

Incomplete healing and/or functional failure following rotator cuff tear repair remains a challenging problem for both patients and surgeons. Augmentation strategies are growing to increase through biologic mechanical mechanisms improve results after arthroscopic repair. The majority of currently described augmentation techniques use allograft tissue. An alternative, low-cost, autograft option ...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic pyeloplasty is one of the most common reconstructive procedures performed by urologists. Both continuous and interrupted sutures are being practiced for ureteropelvic anastomosis. The success rate and the complications associated with the suturing technique needs evaluation. We analyzed the results from of our patients who underwent laparoscopic pyeloplasty using both te...

The interrupted vertical and horizontal mattress suture techniques are two of the most commonly used skin closure methods. These mattress sutures promote wound edge eversion and less prominent scarring. Vertical and horizontal mattress sutures allow for skin edges to be closed under tension when wound edges have to be brought together over a distance. The corner stitch, a variation of the horiz...