For the past eight years, following closely on the advent of early ambulation of surgical patients, the use of alloy steel wire sutures in the closure of abdominal wounds has been the incentive for many reports and much clinical discussion. The pioneer work in the use of metallic suture was reported by Babcock,' Jones,6 Kaufman,6 and others. This article is a clinical summary of 300 consecutive...

Abstract Introduction Surgical drains are used by many specialities, we aim to determine the most robust method of securing them comparing suturing technique, material and fixation angle. Method A Blake’s drain was inserted into a piece pork belly secured using standard ‘three half hitch’ technique with 3.0 Silk, EthilonTM ProleneTM . For each suture type, were sutured in line, at 45 90 degrees...

The influence of different non-resorbable suture materials on the healing of tooth extraction wounds was examined in 120 adult male albino rats. Nylon gave the best biological results for healing of the mucosa and dental socket. Silk and cotton produced considerable delay of socket healing. Healing was only mildly delayed by polyester suture, with a short moderate inflammatory reaction at the i...

SINCE the article on a method of providing post-operative security in cataract operation was published in the September, 1947 issue of the Brit. JI. Ophthal., some colleagues have mentioned the difficulty of carrying the upper part of the complete conjunctival flap over the wound when drawing the purse string suture -tight after the extraction. The edge of the flap, unless guided carefully by a...

Many kinds of membrane have been used for the guided bone regeneration (GBR) technique. However, most membranes do not fulfill all requirements for the ideal membrane for the GBR technique. Among them, collagen membrane has been most widely used. However, its high price and weak tensile strength in wet condition are limitations for wide clinical application. Synthetic polymers have also been us...

BACKGROUND The aim of this experimental study was to compare the safety of different suture materials in a left colonic anastomosis in the presence of peritonitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-one male Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into three groups. First, left colonic injuries were created in all groups for the peritonitis model. After 24 hours, coated polyglactin 910 and silk su...

BACKGROUND Trachoma causes blindness through an anatomical abnormality called trichiasis (lashes touching the eye). Trichiasis can recur after corrective surgery. We tested the hypothesis that using absorbable sutures instead of silk sutures might reduce the risk of recurrent disease among patients with major trichiasis in a randomised trial. METHODS AND FINDINGS 1,300 individuals with major ...

Congenital solitary arteriovenous fistulas unassociated with arteriovenous malformations are rare. Five patients with this condition were treated by endovascular procedures: three by transarterial balloon occlusion and two by coil and silk suture embolization. Of the three patients treated by balloon occlusion, complete angiographic obliteration was achieved in two, and one patient had subtotal...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the bacterial adherence to high--tensile strength suture materials using a bioluminescent in vitro model. METHODS Eleven strands each of No. 2 MaxBraid (Arthrotek [Biomet], Warsaw, IN), FiberWire (Arthrex, Naples, FL), Ethibond (Ethicon, Somerville, NJ), Orthocord (DePuy Mitek, Raynham, MA), and silk (Ethicon) sutures were immersed in a broth ...