Suture

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Surgical suture is a medical device used to hold body tissues together after an injury or surgery. Application generally involves using a needle with an attached length of thread. A number of different shapes, sizes, and thread materials have been developed

What are the types of absorbable synthetic sutures?
  • Polyglactin 910 (Vicryl)
  • Polycaprolate (Dexon II)
  • Poliglecaprone 25 (Monocryl)
  • Polysorb.
  • Polydioxanone (PDS II)
  • Polytrimethylene carbonate (Maxon)
  • V-Loc.
  • Polyglytone 621 (Caprosyn)