Old habits tie hard: An in vitro comparison of first-throw tension holding in polyglycolic acid (Dexon S) and polyglactin 910 (Coated Vicryl)

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 152-155

  Kersey, Thomas L ^a,b   Patel, Sonia ^a   Thaller, Vladamir T ^a  

^a Royal Eye Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Braided suture; First throw holding tension; Polyglactin 910; Polyglycolic acid; Suture coatings

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; COLLAGEN; METAL; POLYGLACTIN; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYPROPYLENE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EYE SURGERY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERIAL COATING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; METRIC SYSTEM; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; SUTURING METHOD; TENSION; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POLYGLACTIN 910; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYPROPYLENES; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 33644800434     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01173.x     Document Type: Article

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