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suture

1. Surgery
a. catgut, silk thread, or wire used to stitch together two bodily surfaces
b. the surgical seam formed after joining two surfaces
2. Anatomy a type of immovable joint, esp between the bones of the skull (cranial suture)
3. Zoology a line of junction in a mollusc shell, esp the line between adjacent chambers of a nautiloid shell
4. Botany a line marking the point of dehiscence in a seed pod or capsule
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suture

[′sü·chər]
(biology)
A distinguishable line of union between two closely united parts.
(medicine)
A fine thread used to close a wound or surgical incision.
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Suture

 

the surgical uniting, chiefly by a surgical needle and suture material, of tissues cut during surgery or separated by an injury. Threads made of silk, linen, or Dacron and other polymeric materials are used in superficial sutures. In buried sutures, which are applied to internal organs and tissues, absorbable materials, such as catgut or biologically inert polymeric threads, are used; buried sutures are not removed.

One type of superficial suture, cosmetic suture, which is applied to the face, is made using threads of horsehair or thin ca-pron. Osteorrhaphy (osteosynthesis) is a type of buried suture. Primary, primo-secondary, and secondary sutures are distinguished on the basis of when the sutures are applied, which depends on the type of wound. The sutureless union of tissues is achieved with various adhesives made from polymeric materials (for example, cyanoacrylate) or with metal clamps.

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Information included hospital name, procedure, suture material type, needle type, suture size, brand, quantity used and user satisfaction.
Considering this, the nonabsorbability of the suture material may not be essential for sufficient prolongation of the gestational period.
Out of 39.99% obtained positive microbial growth, the frequency of each pathogen in relation with the suture material used in the surgery is summarized in Table 4.
In addition, it has an economical advantage that the continuous technique requires one packet of suture material per perineal repair compared to two or more packets for the interrupted method.
The iatrogenic cause of bile duct stone formation is mainly due to suture materials, especially silk sutures.
The different properties of these four suture material are shown in Table 5.2,3 Surgical treatments that minimise hospital stay and morbidity are advocated.
Most studies on suture materials and SS for skin closure following CS are limited to cosmetic aspects, patient satisfaction and postoperative pain relief, (4-6) with conflicting outcomes.
There is long-standing disagreement among plastic surgeons as to the ideal suture material for closing skin wounds of the face and neck.
The purpose of the study--which is funded by the Pennsylvania-based clinical stage, regenerative medicine company Tengion--is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of using the patient's cells on the suture material, and the Neo-Bladder's capacity to activate the body's ability to form new bladder tissue.
At 2 weeks and 6 months later, the two suture materials did not differ in terms of wound redness, infection rates, wound dehiscence, or scar hypertrophy The subjects also rated the cosmetic outcomes the same (Dermatol.
Any prior pelvic, inguinal or rarely abdominal surgery in the proximity of the bladder, in which non-absorbable suture materials may complicate the calculus process and cause recurrent UTI.