BACKGROUND Static facial suspension (SFS) continues to play a role for rehabilitation in patients with facial paralysis. We perform SFS almost exclusively with a suture technique in our practice. Monofilament polypropylene suture (Prolene) is commonly used for SFS, but we have witnessed occasional failure and some stretching with this material. The purpose of this study was to establish and com...

OBJECTIVES Various methods for sternal approximation have been described previously. Some patients undergoing these procedures are at risk for sternal dehiscence and mediastinitis. We used a different method, with a suture anchor system, for median sternotomy closure as an alternate technique in patients with a high risk of postoperative sternal dehiscence and sternal nonunion. MATERIAL AND M...

INTRODUCTION Shoulder separations are common injuries. Controversy exists over the optimal treatment. More importantly, no single reconstruction technique is widely accepted. Current operative management focuses on primary healing or reconstruction of the ligaments using local tissue or free tendon grafts with supplemental fixation. The objective of these techniques is to maintain reduction lon...

BACKGROUND Regardless of numerous advances in surgical techniques, selection of the best technique to sew up wounds and the best suture material are still controversial. Several postoperative complications, including wound infection, stitched wound, chronic incision pain, wound dehiscence and hernia stitches result from many factors such as used suture material. OBJECTIVES The aim of the pres...