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Braided Polyester SutureAka: Ethibond, Ethiflex, Mersilene, Dacron

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  1. Category
    1. Synthetic Nonabsorbable Suture
  2. Advantages
    1. High tensile strength
    2. Low tissue reactivity
    3. Improved handling
    4. Improved knot security
  3. Disadvantages
    1. High tissue drag (Ethibond and Mersilene)
      1. Ethibond has less drag due to coating
      2. Coating may crack after knot tied
    2. Higher cost than other Nonabsorbable Suture
  4. References
    1. Howell (1997) Emerg Med Clin North Am 15(2):417
    2. Moy (1991) Am Fam Physician 44(6):2123
    3. Phenninger (1994) Procedures, p. P3-6
    4. Townsend (2001) Sabiston Textbook Surgery, p. 1552-3

Ethibond (C0059711)

ConceptsOrganic Chemical (T109) , Biomedical or Dental Material (T122)
EnglishEthibond
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Dacron (C0947693)

ConceptsOrganic Chemical (T109) , Biomedical or Dental Material (T122)
EnglishDacron
Spanishdacrón, dacron
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Mersilene (C1321586)

ConceptsOrganic Chemical (T109) , Biomedical or Dental Material (T122)
EnglishMersilene
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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