L15: suture material and needles (NOT DONE)

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what are the key properties of suture materials?

  1. tensile strength

  2. pliability

  3. memory

  4. surface friction

  5. knot securty

  6. tissue reactivity


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what is monofilament weakened by?

kinking or crushing by instruments

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what are the classifications of suture materials?

  1. monofilament

  2. mutlifilament

  3. barbed suture


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what is the structure of multifilament suture?

braided

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when can we not use mutlifilament?

  1. infected or contaminated environments

  2. on the bladder wall → can form NIDUS for calculi formation


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which suture material has a higher infection risk?

mutlifilament

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what is the difference between absorbable and non-absorable suture?

  1. tensile strength

  2. rate of absorption


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