Package Color and Sizes
Color packaging for silk sutures?
light blue!
Primary characteristic of absorbable sutures?
their ability to be broken down and absorbed by the body over time!
Name a common use for non-absorbable sutures?
Skin closure, suturing tendons, or ligaments!
What is the most common natural absorbable suture material?
surgical gut (catgut) !
Amount of pull allowed on suture before it breaks.
Tensile strength!
Color packaging associated with Ethibond Sutures?
Orange!
Which absorbable suture is often used for internal suturing due to its predictable absorption rate?
Vicryl !
What is the main material used in non-absorbable nylon sutures?
Polyamide (nylon) fiber!
Which synthetic suture is known for its rapid absorption?
Vicryl Rapide (polyglactin 910)!
What is stick tie?
Needle swaged onto a suture!
Size suture typically used in gastrointestinal surgeries?
3-0 or 4-0 !
What is the absorption rate for Chromic Gut sutures?
15-20 days!
What type of non-absorbable suture is known for its strength and does not cause tissue reaction?
polypropylene (Prolene)!
What is a notable feature of silk sutures?
It is easy to handle and knots tie securely!
Meaning of coated
Type of coating placed on suture to decrease tissue drag!
Size sutures typically used for delicate tissue like the eyes?
10-0 to 8-0 !
What type of absorbable suture retains tensile strength the longest?
polydioxanone (PDS)!
Which non-absorbable suture material is derived from processed silkworm thread?
Silk Suture!
Which synthetic suture is biodegradable and known for its excellent tensile strength?
polydioxanone( PDS)!
Suture used as free tie, comes in several lengths
Ligature!
Suture Sizes starting from 2-0 ?
3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0, 7-0, 8-0, 9-0, 10-0, 11-0, 12-0
What type of suture is chromatized in salt for slow absorption?
Chromic gut!
What is the tensile strength comparison of non-absorbable sutures to absorbable?
Non-absorbable sutures maintain strength much longer than absorbable sutures!
Name some commonly used synthetic non-absorbable suture.
Stainless steel , nylon, and Polypropylene!
What is Suture memory?
Tendency of suture to remain in the same position as it is packaged.