An eye for an eye
This type of needle shape is atraumatic meaning it doesn't damage the tissues on the way in
What is a Taper?
This phrase it used to characterize suture sizes
What is an aught?
This type of suture gives you very secure knots and is very easy to handle, but it comes with a trade off in the comfort department
What is a multifilament suture?
This type of wound closure is the most controlled
What is Primary Closure or 1st intention healing?
These are 2 natural multifilament suture materials
What are catgut and silk?
What are cutting and inverted cutting?
True or False: a 10-0 suture is bigger than a 3-0 suture
What is false?
This type of suture makes different kinds of tradeoffs and although it won't hold your knot it won't cause you pain
What is a monofilament suture?
This type of wound closure takes a little bit more times and is used on this type of wound
What is Delayed primary closure and moderately contaminated? [wound remains open for 1-5 days]
These 3 suture materials would probably form some weird multifilament suture Avengers
What are Polyglactin 910, Polyglycolic Acid, and Polymerized Carpolactum?
This needle shape name sounds like something straight out of the Jetsons
What is the elliptron?
While removing the rafter from your neighbor's eye you would probably use this aught suture to sew it back up again
What is an 11-0 suture?
You use this type of suture if you don't plan on taking it back out and you need it to hold for at least 60 days
What is Absorbable Suture?
This type of wound closure method would probably tell you to ''tough it out'' or ''to rub some dirt in it''
What is Second intention healing? [used on old wounds and left to heal on its own]
These guys would probably form the monofilament suture version of DC
What are Polydioxanone and Poliglecaprone?
These two types of needle eyes look about the same yet they have a key difference
What are a round needle eye and a square needle eye?
Just like everything else in orthopedics this suture size is over the top
What is 2 and above?
On the other hand, you use this type of suture if you need to hold tissues together for more than 60 days
What is non-absorbable suture material?
This type of wound closure is a healthy mix of 2 other methods
What is Third Intention wound healing? [the wound is allowed to form a layer of granulation tissue after 5 days and then its sutured closed]
And these are the guys that just can't pick a side
What are Polypropylene, Polyamide, and Stainless steel?
This fancy needle is used for who knows what, but hey at least it has a pretty name to match its weird shape
What is a French or Split needle eye?
These two suture sizes are most commonly used in small animal practice
What are 2-0 and 4-0? or 3-0 if you ask Dr. Hurtado
All the best sutures have this quality
What is
-maintains holding strength for as long as necessary
-completely absorbable without causing a lot of inflammation
-easily manipulated and never slips when tied
and does not lead to infection or traumatized tissues
What is a Penrose drain [passive] and a Jackson-Pratt [active]?
Multifilament sutures usually have this to prevent them from pulling bacteria into the body
What is a coating?