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PolybutesterAka: Novafil
- Category
- Synthetic Nonabsorbable Suture
- Advantages
- High tensile strength
- Low tissue drag
- Marked elasticity
- Elongates 50% of length at 25% of knot-breaking load
- Stretches with wound edema
- Snug after edema resolves
- References
- Howell (1997) Emerg Med Clin North Am 15(2):417
- Moy (1991) Am Fam Physician 44(6):2123
- Phenninger (1994) Procedures, p. P3-6
- Townsend (2001) Sabiston Textbook Surgery, p. 1552-3
polybutester (C0071521) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Organic Chemical (T109) |
| MSH | C048850 |
| English | polybutester |
| Sources | MSH Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
Novafil (C0132886) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Organic Chemical (T109) |
| MSH | C048850 |
| English | Novafil |
| Sources | MSH Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
