A modified suturing technique for penetrating keratoplasty had no significant effect on final spherical equivalent compared to a previous surgical technique, a clinical study found. Use of tight ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LEXINGTON, Ky. — Removal of a single continuous suture after penetrating keratoplasty carries a risk of ...

Surgical or traumatic wounds require closing. Sutures are medical tools that help close a wound. They reduce the risk of infection and support the healing process. For example, a dentist who has to ...

In a study to be presented Thursday, Jan. 26, in the oral concurrent session at 1:15 p.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, researchers with the ...

Two types of sutures - poliglecaprone 25 (monocryl® suture) and polyglactin 910 (vicryl® suture) - were compared by researchers in post-cesarean wound complications. Monocryl is an absorbable, single ...

Plus Sutures (Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson Medical) is a range of synthetic, absorbable sutures that are either impregnated with or coated with triclosan (Irgacare MP), a purified medical grade ...