The purpose of this study was to determine which suture material is the most appropriate for dermal closure of terrestrial annelids. This paper describes the tissue reactions of the earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris, to five different types of suture materials in order to determine which suture material is the most appropriate for dermal closure. Silk, monofilament nylon, polydiaxonone, polyglact...

OBJECTIVE To test the tensile properties of knotted suture made of 4 different suture materials and exposed to petroleum gauze. STUDY DESIGN We tested the tensile strength of United States Pharmacopeia size 0-0 gauge polydioxanone, polyglyconate, glycolide/lactide copolymer, and silk when exposed to petroleum packing or saline. Suture materials were randomized, and knots were tied and then ev...

OBJECTIVE To test the integrity of knots tied with expired suture and non-expired suture, using 5 different suture materials. STUDY DESIGN Knots were tied using expired and non-expired chromic catgut, polyglactin 910, polydioxanone, silk, or coated polyester. Expired sutures were a mean of 10.5 years past the date of expiration stamped on the packaging. Suture packaging was inspected for any ...

recurrent biliary colic for the past 10 months. She had undergone an open cholecystectomy with common bile duct (CBD) exploration 14 months prior to presentation. Transabdominal ultrasound revealed a dilated CBD (11mm), with echogenic material in lower third of the duct. Her complete blood counts and liver function tests were normal. An endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) also showed a ...

ÖZET Aim: To evaluate the effect of chlorhexidine to the plaque accumulation on silk suture by scanning electron microscope (SEM). Materials and Methods: The study included fourteen subjects. The patients were randomly divided into two groups. Group 1st, the test group, used a % 0.2 chlorhexidine gluconate; Group 2nd, the control group, used saline after the impacted third molars extraction. Th...

Restenosis rarely develops after surgical correction of coarctation of the aorta in adults. Late morbidity is usually related to residual hypertension or progressive aortic valve disease. A patient in whom symptoms and signs of recurrent coarctation developed 19 years after initial graft repair is described. Dehiscence of the original silk suture line was found at operation. Extensive thrombus ...

Cosmetically satisfactory scars were achieved in 94.5% of skin crease orchidopexy wounds sutured with subcuticular polyglycolic acid. Of twenty-seven similar wounds closed with interrupted black silk sutures 18.5% developed hypertrophy at the medial end.

The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the mechanical properties of five suture materials on three knot configurations when subjected to different physical conditions. Five 5-0 (silk, polyamide 6/66, polyglycolic acid, glycolide-e-caprolactone copolymer, polytetrafluoroethylene) suture materials were used. Ten samples per group of each material were used. Three knot configurations we...

Abstract Objectives: The purpose of this study is to compare the tensile strength different types surgical suture materials. Materials and Methods: Current study, strengths 4 materials made were compared. [(1-4/0 silk 2- 4/0 propylene 3-4/0 Polyamide 4- Poly[Glycolide-Co-L-Lactide](90%:10%) (PGLA) suture)] a total 40 samples was calculated, with 10 in each group. In sutures calculated using uni...