WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — At Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2016, Jo A. Hannafin, MD, PhD, discussed the use of absorbable and non-absorbable sutures in meniscal repair. She said orthopedic surgeons need to ...

The V-Loc PBT (Polybutester) non-absorbable wound closure device allows surgeons to securely close incisions without the need to tie knots. Non-absorbable sutures are used to permanently close ...

FLORENCE — The type of suture used for arthroscopically repairing shoulder instability using suture anchors may not influence final outcomes, according to a study presented here. From August 2003 to ...

Sutures are filaments, fibers or thread-like materials used to hold a wound or tissue together. In surgical language, sutures are used for apposition – that is, the positioning (of tissue) side by ...

Researchers found that collagen powder is just as effective in managing skin biopsy wounds as primary closure with non-absorbable sutures. Collagen powder is just as effective in managing skin biopsy ...

A combination of Steri-Strips and sutures may help close skin tears in fragile skin. Using a combination of sutures and Steri-Strips can help close skin tears in elderly patients with fragile skin.

Cleaning absorbable sutures with hydrogen peroxide dramatically decreases their tensile strength, researchers have found. Sutures -- whose use is described in Egyptian scrolls dating from 3500 B.C. -- ...