Whether absorbable or non-absorbable suture material should be used in the repair of wounds has long been a highly controversial subject. Popular favor has swung from one extreme to the other repeatedly in the last century. Lord Lister was responsible for the initial popularity of catgut, just as Kocher was one of the first to abandon its use in favor of a non-absorbable material, i.e., silk. H...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate initial inflammatory response of skeletal muscle to a few commonly used suture materials for muscle repair namely nylon, polydiaxonone (PDS II), plain catgut and polygalactin 910 which in turn determines the scarring of muscle and loss of function. MATERIAL AND METHODS Inflammation and healing of muscle post repair was evaluated in the lateral thigh muscle (biceps femor...

PURPOSE: To study the tensile strength of the abdominal wall following laparotomy synthesis utilizing three types of surgical wires. METHODS: Thirty Wistar rats were randomized into three groups of ten rats each. Each group underwent a 3cm-laparotomy which was closed with 3-0 polyglactin 910, polyglecrapone and catgut wires. After 63 days, euthanasia was performed and part of the abdominal wall...

BACKGROUND/AIM Suture materials play an important role in healing, enabling reconstruction and reassembly of tissue separated by the surgical procedure or trauma, and at the same time facilitating and promoting healing and hemostasis. Suture materials are used daily in oral surgery, and are considered to be substances most commonly implanted in human body. The aim of this clinical study was to ...