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 ...

‌Absorbable sutures, also known as dissolvable stitches, are sutures that can naturally dissolve and be absorbed by the body as a wound heals. Not all wounds are sealed with absorbable sutures.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Visual rehabilitation in aphakia and malpositioned IOLs often requires surgical intervention with secondary IOL ...

Injuries to the meniscus are among the most common knee injuries and they are the most common reason for surgery performed by orthopedic surgeons. The meniscus has well-established biomechanical ...

In surgical procedures, the last knot of a suture is crucial because it must hold the wound firmly in place to allow proper healing. But many surgeons struggle to apply the perfect tension. Tie it too ...

WASHINGTON, DC—For vascular closure after transfemoral TAVI, a strategy that combines suture- and plug-based devices halves the risk of access site-related vascular complications during a patient’s’ ...

“You can use thread, dental floss, even the hair from a horse’s tail,” says Cheryl Lowry, a physician and deputy director at the Center for Polar Medical Operations at the University of Texas Medical ...

DENVER, CO—A percutaneous, suture-based system for patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is showing potential, given its lack of postprocedural complication risk—something observed with traditional ...

The self-tightening suture material can be stretched and self-tightens at body temperature within 15 seconds. While the suture was not as strong as commercially available sutures, it appeared to be ...