BACKGROUND Muscle slippage is an adverse outcome of strabismus surgery. Its incidence is increased if adjustable sutures are used or if surgery is performed on the inferior or medial rectus muscles. Although there are no firm numbers for this complication, studies have suggested incidence rates between 7% and 41% when adjustable suture surgery is performed on the inferior rectus muscle. In theo...

BACKGROUND Subpectoral biceps tenodesis has been reliably used to treat a variety of biceps tendon pathologies. Interference screws have been shown to have superior biomechanical properties compared to suture anchors; although, only single anchor constructs have been evaluated in the subpectoral region. The purpose of this study was to compare interference screw fixation with a suture anchor co...

background: u sing non-absorbable suture in children hernia repair to decrease of recurrence is recommended in the most pediatric surgery centers. the aim of this study was to determine relationship between kind of suture material and rate of hernia recurrence. methods: in this clinical trial 200 children (age 1-5 years) with inguinal hernia who operated in imam-reza hospital (kermanshah –iran ...

BACKGROUND This study describes the use of a bioabsorbable suture for skin suturing during surgery for lateral ray polydactyly followed by favorable postoperative outcome without the need for postoperative suture removal. METHODS A 5-0 Vicryl Rapide suture was used for skin suturing during surgery for lateral ray polydactyly in 9 children (mean age, 12.4 mo). Children were allowed to walk and...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate inflammatory reaction, fibrosis and neovascularization in dural repairs in Wistar rats using four techniques: simple suture, bovine collagen membrane, silicon mesh and silicon mesh with suture. METHODS Thirty Wistar rats were randomized in five groups: the first was the control group, submitted to dural tear only. The others underwent durotomy and simple suture, bovine c...

Growth Differentiation Factor-6 (Gdf6) is a member of the Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) family of secreted signaling molecules. Previous studies have shown that Gdf6 plays a role in formation of a diverse subset of skeletal joints. In mice, loss of Gdf6 results in fusion of the coronal suture, the intramembranous joint that separates the frontal and parietal bones. Although the role of GDFs ...

Background. Cranial sutures are deformable joints between the bones of the skull, bridged by collagen fibres. They function to hold the bones of the skull together while allowing for mechanical stress transmission and deformation. Objective. The aim of this study is to investigate how cranial suture morphology, suture material property, and the arrangement of sutural collagen fibres influence t...

Remington (1968) argued that 13 suture zones exist in North America. Remington defined a suture zone as, "a band of geographic overlap between major biotic assemblages, including some pairs of species or semispecies which hybridize in the zone" (p. 322). Although initially controversial, the idea that suture zones exist has picked up momentum over the past decade, due largely to the phylogeogra...

BACKGROUND Various randomized studies have evaluated techniques of abdominal fascia closure but controversy remains, leaving surgeons uncertain about the optimal method of preventing incisional hernia. METHOD Medline and Embase databases were searched. All trials with a follow-up of at least 1 year that randomized patients with midline laparotomies to closure of the fascia by different suture...

Surgical Indications • Congenital corneal disorders • Corneal dystrophies • Corneal degenerations • Corneal scarring/opacifi cation – Infection – Infl ammation – Trauma • Graft failure • Corneal decompensation – Pseudophakic – Aphakic – Iatrogenic – Dystrophic – Traumatic Surgical Instrumentation • Operating microscope • Microsuturing instruments – Fine-toothed 0.12-mm forceps – Fine-tip needle...