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2. Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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   A surgical suture, also known as a stitch or stitches, is a medical device used to hold body tissues together and approximate wound edges after an injury or surgery. Application generally involves using a needle with an attached length of thread. There are numerous types of suture which differ by needle shape and size as well as thread material ...

3. Suture materials comparison chart - Wikipedia

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   The following table compares some of the most common adsorbable sutures. Plain catgut. Chromic catgut. Polyglycolide. (P.G.A.) Polydioxanone (PDS) Description. Adsorbable biological suture material. Plain is an adsorbable suture made by twisting together strands of purified collagen taken from bovine intestines.

4. Category:Surgical suture material - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Surgical suture material". The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Surgical suture.

5. Medical textiles - Wikipedia

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   Medical textile is a sector of technical textiles that emphasizes fiber -based products used in health care applications such as prevention, care, and hygiene. [1] The spectrum of applications of medical textiles ranges from simple cotton bandages to advanced tissue engineering. [2] Common examples of products made from medical textiles include ...

6. Instruments used in general surgery - Wikipedia

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   This page is dedicated specifically to listing surgical instruments used in general surgery. Instruments can be classified in many ways - but broadly speaking, there are five kinds of instruments. Cutting and dissecting instruments: Scalpels, scissors, and saws are the most traditional. Elevators can be both cutting and lifting/retracting.

7. Polyglycolide - Wikipedia

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   Polyglycolide or poly (glycolic acid) (PGA), also spelled as polyglycolic acid, is a biodegradable, thermoplastic polymer and the simplest linear, aliphatic polyester. It can be prepared starting from glycolic acid by means of polycondensation or ring-opening polymerization. PGA has been known since 1954 as a tough fiber -forming polymer.

8. Surgical instrument - Wikipedia

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   Surgical instrument. A surgical instrument is a medical device for performing specific actions or carrying out desired effects during a surgery or operation, such as modifying biological tissue, or to provide access for viewing it. [1] Over time, many different kinds of surgical instruments and tools have been invented.

9. Catgut suture - Wikipedia

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   Catgut Chrome (B Braun) suture is a variant treated with chromic acid salts. This treatment produces roughly twice the stitch-holding time of plain catgut, but greater tissue inflammation occurs. Full tensile strength is extended to 18–21 days. It is brown rather than straw-colored, and has improved smoothness due to the dry presentation of ...