WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — At Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2016, Jo A. Hannafin, MD, PhD, discussed the use of absorbable and non-absorbable sutures in meniscal repair. She said orthopedic surgeons need to ...

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 ...

Cleaning absorbable sutures with hydrogen peroxide dramatically decreases their tensile strength, researchers have found. Sutures -- whose use is described in Egyptian scrolls dating from 3500 B.C. -- ...

Engineers have designed tissue-derived 'smart' sutures that can not only hold tissue in place, but also detect inflammation and release drugs. The sutures are coated with hydrogels that can be ...

Traditionally, punch biopsy sites have been sutured, but the benefit of this practice has never been scientifically demonstrated. In this prospective, randomized, method-comparison study, 82 healthy ...

The amount of time it takes for dissolvable stitches to disintegrate on their own can depend on many factors, including the type of surgery, the material of the stitches, and the size. Dissolvable ...

Tested on rats, the stitches proved effective in treating wounds and could offer a cost-effective alternative to traditional sutures. Study: A bioabsorbable ...