Surgical sutures are used to facilitate closure and healing of surgical‐or trauma‐induced
wounds by upholding tissues together to facilitate healing process. There is a wide range of …

Despite millennia of experience with wound closure biomaterials, no study or surgeon has
yet identified the perfect suture for all situations. Tissue characteristics, tensile strength …

Surgical knots are simply a necessary evil needed to anchor smooth suture to allow it to
function in its role in tissue reapproximation. Surgical knots reduce the tensile strength of all …

Despite the multitude of different procedures performed with a host of different wound
closure biomaterials, no study or surgeon has yet identified the perfect suture for all …

Background Triclosan-coated sutures have been shown to reduce surgical-site infection
(SSI) in emergent operation for fecal peritonitis. Barbed sutures provoke a homogeneous …

Purpose: To evaluate the optimal number of additional half-hitches needed to achieve
optimal knot-holding capacity (KHC) of lockable sliding knots. Type of study: Mechanical …

Background: Spatial limitation, together with a fixed trocar position, restricted handling, and
movement of the instruments, is inevitably associated with reconstructive laparoscopy and …

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the optimal configuration of stacked half-
hitch knots that would give the maximum knot-holding capacity (KHC). Type of Study …

As robotic surgery has increased in popularity, the lack of haptic feedback has become a
growing issue due to the application of excessive forces that may lead to clinical problems …

OBJECTIVE: To test the integrity of surgeon's knots and flat square knots using 4 different
suture materials. STUDY DESIGN: Chromic catgut, polyglactin 910, silk, and polydioxanone …