Suture materials: Composition and applications in veternary wound repair

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 140-145

  Tan, R H H ^a   Bell, R J W ^a   Dowling, B A ^a   Dart, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WOUND HEALING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; SURGERY, VETERINARY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 2342627303     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2003.tb11075.x     Document Type: Review

References (58)

1. nd edn. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1999:91-103.
2. Knowles RP. Critique of suture materials in small animal surgery. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1976;12:670-672.
3. Stashak TS, Yturraspe DJ. Consideration for selection of suture materials. Proc Am Assoc Equine Pract 1979;24:369-382.
4. Steckel RR. Suture materials. In: White NA, Moore JN, editors. Current Practice of Equine Surgery. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1990:50-55.
5. Stoloff DR. Selecting suture materials. Vet Med Rep 1991;3:53-58.
6. Booths HW. Suture materials, tissue adhesives, staplers and ligating clips. In: Slatter DH, editor. Textbook of Small Animal Surgery. 2nd edn. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1993:204-212.
7. Rochat MC, Lin J, Pope E et al. Comparison of the degree of abdominal adhesion formation associated with chromic catgut and polypropylene suture materials. Am J Vet Res 1996;57:943-947.
8. Rosin E, Robinson GM. Knot security of suture materials. Vet Surg 1989;18:269-273.
9. Bellenger CR, Meek MA. The use of sutures in Australian veterinary practices. Aust Vet J 1990;3:81-85.
10. Boothe HW. Selecting suture materials for small animal surgery. Comp Contin Educ Pract Vet 1998;20:155-163.
11. Bellenger CR. Sutures: Part I. The purpose of sutures and available suture materials. Comp Cont Educ Pract Vet 1982;4:507-515.
12. Dart AJ, Dowling BA, Hodgson DR. Large Intestine. In: Auer J, Stick J, editors. Equine Surgery. 2nd edn. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1999:257-285.
13. Niles J, Williams J. Suture materials and patterns. In Pract 1999;21:308-320.
14. Campbell JR, Marks A. Suture materials and suturing techniques. In Pract 1985;7:72-75.
15. DeNardo GA, Brown NO, Trenka-Benthin S, Manfra Marretta S. Comparison of seven different suture materials in the feline oral cavity J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1996;3:164-172.
16. Schiller TD, Stone EA, Gupta BS. In vitro loss of tensile strength and elasticity of five absorbable suture materials in sterile and infected canine urine. Vet Surg 1993;22:208-212.
17. Ellison GW. Intestines. In: Bojrab MJ, Ellison GW, Slocum B, editors. Current Techniques in Small Animal Surgery. 4th edn, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1998:245-258.
18. Larsen RF. Polyglycolic acid sutures in general practice. NZ Vet J 1978;26:258-259
19. Runk A, Allen SW, Mahaffey EA. Tissue reactivity to poliglecaprone 25 in the feline linea alba. Vet Surg 1999;28:466-471.
20. Kawcak CE, Baxter GM. Surgical materials and wound closure techniques Vet Clin N Am 1996;12:195-205.
21. Molea G, Schonauer F, Bifulco G, D'Angelo D. Comparative study on biocompatability and absorption times of three absorbable monofilament suture materials. Br J Plast Surg 2000;53:137-141.
22. Jann HW, Stein LE, Good JK et al. A comparison of nylon, polybutester and polyglyconate suture materials for long digital flexor tenorrhaphy in chickens. Vet Surg 1992;21:234-237.
23. Smeak DD. Selection and use of currently available suture materials. In: Bojrab MJ, Ellison GW, Slocum B, editors. Current Techniques in Small Animal Surgery. 4th edn, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1998:19-27.
24. Huber DJ, Egger EL, James SP. The effect of knotting method on the structural properties of large diameter nonabsorbable monofilament sutures. Vet Surg 1999;28:260-267.
25. Campbell EJ, Bailey JV. Mechanical properties of suture materials in vitro and after in vivo implantation in horses. Vet Surg 1992;21:355-361.
26. Litwak P. Principles of vascular surgery. In: Slatter DH, editor. Textbook of Small Animal Surgery. 2nd edn, Saunders, Philadelphia, 1993:891-893.
27. Varma V, Lumb WV, Johnson LW, Ferguson HL. Sutures in infected experimental wounds. Am J Vet Res 1981;42:571-574.
28. Smeak DD, Wendelburg KL. Choosing suture materials for use in contaminated or infected wounds. Comp Contin Educ Pract Vet 1989;11:467-475.
29. Tulleners EP, Donawick WJ. Secondary closure of infected abdominal wounds in horses and cattle. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1983;182:1377-1379.
30. Bellenger CR. Sutures: Part II. The use of sutures and alternative methods of closure. Comp Contin Educ Pract Vet 1982;4:587-598.
31. Doran RE, Allen D. The use of stapling devices in equine gastrointestinal surgery Comp Contin Educ Pract Vet 1987;9:854-860.
32. Kummeling A, van Sluijis FJ. Closure of the rectus sheath with a continuous looped suture and the skin with staples in dogs: speed, safety and costs compared to closure of the rectus sheath with interrupted sutures and the skin with a continuous subdermal suture. Vet Q 1998;20:126-130.
33. Coolman BR, Ehrhart N, Pijanowski G et al. Comparison of skin staples with sutures for anastomosis of the small intestine in dogs. Vet Surg 2000;29:293-302.
34. Moore RM. Abdominal Wound Closures. In: White NA, Moore JN, editors. Current Practice of Equine Surgery. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1990:286-294.
35. Gibson KT, Curtis CR, Turner AS et al. Incisional hernias in the horse incidence and predisposing factors. Vet Surg 1989;18:360-366.
36. Trostle SS, Wilson D.G, Stone WC et al. A study of the biomechanical properties of the adult equine linea alba: relationship of tissue bite size and suture material to breaking strength. Vet Surg 1994;23:435-441.
37. Trostle SS, Hendrickson DA. Suture sinus formation following closure of ventral midline incisions with polypropylene in three horses. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1995;207:742-745.
38. Layton CE. Suture materials and techniques in intestinal surgery. Vet Med Rep 1991;3:13-26.
39. Markel MD, Stover SM, Pascoe JR et al. Evacuation of the large colon in horses. Comp Contin Educ Pract Vet 1988;10:96-103.
40. Young RL, Snyder JR, Pascoe JR et al. A comparison of three techniques for closure of pelvic flexure enterotomies in normal equine colon. Vet Surg 1991;20:185-189.
41. nd edn. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1993:593-612.
42. Robertson JT. Intestinal enterotomy, resection and anastomosis. In: White NA, editor. The Equine Acute Abdomen. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, 1990:251-276.
43. Dean PW, Robertson JT, Jacobs RM. Comparison of suture materials and suture patterns for inverting intestinal anastomosis of the jejunum in the horse. Am J Vet Res 1985;46:2072-2077.
44. Dean PW, Robertson JT. Comparison of three suturing techniques for anastomosis of the small intestine in the horse. Am J Vet Res 1985;46:1282-1286.
45. Lillich JD, DeBowes RM. Principles of urinary tract surgery. In: Auer J, Stick J, editors. Equine Surgery. 2nd edn. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1999:585-589.
46. Christie BA, Bjorling DE. Principles of Urinary Tract Surgery. In: Slatter DH, editor. Textbook of Small Animal Surgery. 2nd edn. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1993:1415-1428.
47. Adams H, Narmes R, Small C, Hadley H. Suture and bladder healing in the experimental animal. Investig Urol 1975;12:267.
48. Clark ES, Semrad SD, Bischel P, Oliver JE. Cystometrography and urethral pressure profiles in healthy horses and pony mares. Am J Vet Res 1987;48:552-555.
49. Gilson SD. Caesarean Section. In: Slatter DH, editor. Textbook of Small Animal Surgery. 2nd edn. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1993:1322-1325.
50. Bebchuk TN, Probst CW. Cesarean section. In: Bojrab MJ, Ellison GW, Slocum B, editors. Current Techniques in Small Animal Surgery. 4th edn. Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1998:496-500.
51. Pascoe DR, Stover SM. Surgical removal of one conceptus from fifteen mares with twin concepti. Vet Surg 1989;18:141-145.
52. Embertson R. The indications and surgical techniques for caesarean section in the mare. Equine Vet Educ 1992;4:31-36.
53. Trotter GW, Embertson RM. In: Auer J, Stick J, editors. Equine Surgery. 2nd edn, Saunders, Philadelphia, 1999:575-583.
54. Stashak TS, Vandeplassche M. Caesarean Section. In: McKinnon AO, Voss JL, editors. Equine Reproduction. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, 1993:437-443.
55. Freeman DE, Johnston JK, Baker GJ et al. An evaluation of the hemostatic suture in hysterotomy closure in the mare. Equine Vet J 1999;31:208-211.
56. Mijten P, de Kruif A, Van der Weyden GC, Deluyker H. Comparison of catgut and polyglactin 910 for uterine sutures during bovine caesarean sections. Vet Rec 1997;140:458-459.
57. Cattell JH, Dobson HA. Survey of caesarean operations on cattle in general veterinary practice. Vet Rec 1990;127:395-399.
58. Frazer GS, Perkins NR. Cesarean Section. Vet Clin N Am 1995;11:19-35.