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ProleneAka: Polypropylene suture

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  1. Category
    1. Synthetic Nonabsorbable Suture
  2. Indications
    1. Subcuticular skin closure
  3. Advantages
    1. High tensile strength (similar to Ethilon)
    2. Minimal tissue reactivity (similar to Ethilon)
    3. Slippery (allows for easy removal from tissues)
  4. Disadvantages
    1. Slippery (requires 4 knot throws to hold)
    2. High plasticity (loose after wound edema resolves)
    3. More expensive than Nylon Suture (Ethilon)
    4. More difficult to use than Nylon Suture
  5. 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

Sutures, Synthetic, Nonabsorbable, Polypropylene (device) (C0491217)

Definition (SPN)Nonabsorbable polypropylene surgical suture is a monofilament, nonabsorbable, sterile, flexible thread prepared from long-chain polyolefin polymer known as polypropylene and is indicated for use in soft tissue approximation. The polypropylene surgical suture meets United States Pharmacopeia (U.S.P.) requirements as described in the U.S.P. Monograph for Nonabsorbable Surgical Sutures; it may be undyed or dyed with an FDA approved color additive; and the suture may be provided with or without a standard needle attached.
ConceptsMedical Device (T074)
EnglishPolypropylene monofilament suture, Polypropylene suture, Prolene suture, Sterile polypropylene monofilament suture
Spanishsutura de polipropileno, sutura estéril monofilamento de polipropileno, sutura esteril monofilamento de polipropileno
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Prolene (C0917843)

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



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