Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

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2001, Volume11

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Kant Y. Lin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery; Chief of Division of Craniofacial Surgery. Department of Plastic Surgery & Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health Systems, Charlottesville VA 22908, USA

Heidi-Marie A. Farinholt, MD
Resident in General Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences System, Charlottsville, Virginia; and Resident in Pediatric and Adult Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore MD, USA

Vikram R. Reddy, B.A.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Box 800376, University of Virginia Health Systems, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0376

Richard F. Edlich
Biomedical Engineering and Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Trauma Specialists LLP, Legacy Verify Level I Shock Trauma Center for Pediatrics and Adults, Legacy Emanuel Hospital, Portland, OR, USA

George T. Rodeheaver, PhD
Distinguished Research Professor of Plastic Surgery. Plastic Surgery Research Program, University of Virginia Health System, P.O. Box 801351 Charlottesville, VA 22908-1351, USA

The purpose of this study was to examine the handling properties of synthetic absorbable and monofilament polypropylene sutures made by two different manufacturers and to compare a subjective evaluation by surgeons to the results of standardized biomechanical performance tests. The surgeons' clinical subjective evaluation of the monofilament polypropylene sutures correlated with the results of the biomechanical performance studies, whereas the biomechanical evaluation of the two synthetic absorbable sutures detected notable differences in their performance. These distinct differences in biomechanical performance of the absorbable sutures did not alter their performance in the subjective clinical evaluation.

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