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Suture materials
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Suture materials
- Author: Stephen J. Baines
- From: BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Surgical Principles
- Item: Chapter 5, pp 39 - 57
- DOI: 10.22233/9781905319756.5
- Copyright: © 2012 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
- Publication Date: January 2012
Abstract
Suture material is used for a number of purposes during surgery. There is no ideal suture material for all purposes. If there were, the surgeon would only have to choose the correct size. To make a rational choice of the most appropriate suture material, the surgeon must understand the properties of the material and the nature of the wound. This chapter looks at the following: Suture material production and characteristics; Types of suture material; Rational selection of suture materials; Suture needles; Handling and use of suture material and needles; Tissue adhesives for wound closure; and Suture material monographs.
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An eyed needle (top) and a swaged-on needle. © 2012 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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An eyed needle (top) and a swaged-on needle.
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Shapes of suture needles: (a) straight (b) half-curved taperpoint (c) 3/8 curved reverse cutting; (d) 5/8 curved taper; (e) curved on flat; (f) J-shaped tapercut. © 2012 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Shapes of suture needles: (a) straight (b) half-curved taperpoint (c) 3/8 curved reverse cutting; (d) 5/8 curved taper; (e) curved on flat; (f) J-shaped tapercut.
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Needle points: (a) taperpoint; (b) tapercut; (c) cutting; (d) reverse cutting; (e) spatula; (f) round-bodied (blunt point). Reproduced from Fossum (2007) Small Animal Surgery, 3rd edn, with permission of the publisher; ©Elsevier) © 2012 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Needle points: (a) taperpoint; (b) tapercut; (c) cutting; (d) reverse cutting; (e) spatula; (f) round-bodied (blunt point). Reproduced from Fossum (2007) Small Animal Surgery, 3rd edn, with permission of the publisher; ©Elsevier)
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Cutting versus reverse cutting needles. Reproduced from Fossum (2007) Small Animal Surgery, 3rd edn, with permission of the publisher; ©Elsevier) © 2012 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Cutting versus reverse cutting needles. Reproduced from Fossum (2007) Small Animal Surgery, 3rd edn, with permission of the publisher; ©Elsevier)
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Example of a suture material packet, explaining the label information. © 2012 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Example of a suture material packet, explaining the label information.