Absorbable sutures for children eliminate the need for removal. Absorbable sutures take the guesswork out of when to remove sutures while saving the patient time and money. Have you ever tried to ...

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 ...

Purpose To evaluate the performance of a 10/0 monofilament absorbable polyglactin suture for temporal 5.2 mm corneal incision phacoemulsification. Methods A prospective randomised controlled study of ...

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 ...

Surgical sutures play a crucial role in the field of medicine, enabling the closure of wounds and promoting the healing process. Over the years, the Surgical Sutures Market has witnessed significant ...

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. -- ...

Researchers in the U.K. say surgeons may be relying on the wrong type of stitch material to sew up a woman's cervix to prevent preterm birth. A baby is considered preterm when it is born before 37 ...

This object is one of over 700 medically related objects used on the set of the television show M*A*S*H. Most of these items are authentic medical instruments, supplies, and equipment from the 1950s.

This object is one of over 700 medically related objects used on the set of the television show M*A*S*H. Most of these items are authentic medical instruments, supplies, and equipment from the 1950s.