Sutures (Absorption Rate)
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Plain Gut
Enzymatic digestive process
Complete within 70 days
Chromic Gut/ Progut
Complete within 90 days
PDS II
Polydioxanome Polyester Polymer
Slow hydrolysis
Minimal until 90th day
Complete within 6 months
PDS Plus
Antibacterial
Hydrolysis 183-238 days
Monocryl
Poligecaprone 25
Hydrolysis 91- 119 days
Monocryl Plus
Antibacterial
Hydrolysis 91- 119 days
Vicryl: Polyglactin 910
Copolymer of glycolide and lactic acid
Hydrolysis Minimal for 40 days
Complete in about 50-60 days
Coated Vicryl: Polyglactin 910
Copolymer of glycolide and lactic acid
Hydrolysis Minimal for 40 days
Complete in about 56-70 days
Vicryl Plus Suture
Hydrolysis
56-70 days
Nylon (Ethilon by Ethicon, Dermalon, and Monosof and Syneture)
Nonabsorbable
Supramid (Nylon)
Nonabsorbable
Polypropylene (Prolene)
Synthetic fiber from polymerized propylene
Nonabsorbable
Surgical Silk: natural fiber from silkworm cocoons
Listed as nonabsorbable by USPA, but it is actually a very slow absorbing suture- not detected in tissue after 2 years
Polyethylene terrepgthalate (Mersilene): Polyester fibers
Nonabsorbable
Polyethylene terrepgthalate coated with polybutilate (Ethibond by Ethicon): polyester fibers
Nonabsorbable
Fiberwire
Nonabsorbable