Ch.16 Suture Materials and Patterns Flashcards
Relative knot security
RKS% = (KHC/TS) X 100
KHC - Knot holding capacity TS = Tensile strength
Absorbable suture materials
- Surgical gut - Cat gut, Chromic gut
- Polyglactin 910 - Vicryl
- Polyglycolic acid - Dexon
- Braided Lactomer - Polysorb
- Glycomer 631 - Biosyn
- Polyglytone 6211 - Caprosyn
- Polydioxanone - PDS II
- Polyglyconate - Maxon, Monosyn
- Poliglecaprone - Monocryl
Longest absorption time
Polydiaxone - PDS II
or
Polyglyconate - Maxon
Both 180 days
Fastest absorption time
Polyglytone 6211 - Caprosyn
56 days
Polyglactin 910 (Vicryl)
&
Braided lactomer (Polysorb)
both 56-70 days
Greatest tensile strength loss at 14 days
Polglytone 6211 - Caprosyn
<100% at day 21 so assuming a lot at 14 days
Poliglecaprone - Monocryl
80% lost
Trade name, composition, structure, abs, tensile strength, adv and dis adv of Poliglecaprone
Name: Monocryl
Comp: Glycolide + Caprolactone
Structure: Mono
Absorption: 90-120 days
TS:
50% day 7
80% lost day 14
100% lost day 21
Advantages:
Low tissue drag
Initial high tensile strength
Disadvantages:
Rapid loss of TS
Trade name, composition, structure, abs, tensile strength, adv and dis adv of Polyglyconate - Monosyn
Name: Monosyn
Comp: Glycolide, Caprolactone + Trimethylene carbonate
Structure: Mono
Absorption: 60 - 90 days
TS:
30% day 7
50% lost day 14
80% lost day 21
Advantages:
Good handling
Good knot security
Disadvantages:
Trade name, composition, structure, abs, tensile strength, adv and dis adv of Polyglyconate - Maxon
Name: Maxon
Comp: Glycolide + Trimethylene carbonate
Structure: Mono
Absorption: 180 days
TS:
25% lost day 14
50% lost day 28
75% lost day 42
Advantages:
Slow resorption & loss of TS
3 Times stronger than vicryl at day 21
Disadvantages:
High memory
Limited pliability
Trade name, composition, structure, abs, tensile strength, adv and dis adv of Polydioxanone
Name: PDS II
Comp: Polymer of poly-p-dioxanone
Structure: Mono
Absorption: 180 days
TS:
25% day 14
30% lost day 28
50% lost day 42
Advantages:
Maintains ts over prolonged period of time
Disadvantages:
Moderate knot security
Moderate handling
Trade name, composition, structure, abs, tensile strength, adv and dis adv of
Polyglytone 6211
Name: Caprosyn
Comp: Glycolide, Caprolactone, Trimethylene carbonate + lactide
Structure: Mono
Absorption: 56 days
TS:
Almost 100% lost day 21
Advantages:
Rapid abs
Disadvantages:
Rapid abs
Trade name, composition, structure, abs, tensile strength, adv and dis adv of
Glycomer 631
Name: Biosyn
Comp: Glycolide, dioxanone, Trimethylene carbonate
Structure: Mono
Absorption: 90-110 days
TS:
25% lost day 14
60% lost day 21
Advantages:
Excellent handling
Disadvantages:
NA
Trade name, composition, structure, abs, tensile strength, adv and dis adv of
Braided lactomer
Name: Polysorb
Comp: Glycolide + lactide
coating - caprolactone/glycolide/calcium stearoyl lactylate
Structure: Braided, multi, coated
Absorption: 56 - 70 days
TS:
60% lost day 14
Advantages:
High TS
Good handling
Disadvantages:
Rapid loss of strength when exposed to serum or inflamed peritoneal fluid
Trade name, composition, structure, abs, tensile strength, adv and dis adv of
Polyglactin 910
Name: Vicryl
Comp: Glycolide, L-Lactide
Coating - polyglactin, calcium stearate
Structure: Braided, multi, coated
Absorption: 56- 70 days
TS:
25% lost day 14
50% lost day 21
100% lost by 35
Advantages:
Excellent handling
Strong
Disadvantages:
Cut through friable tisue
TS of Nylon - Dafilon/Monosof
Monofilament: Loses 30% by 2 years
Multifilament: Losses 100% by 6 months
Advantages of Nylon - Dafilon/Monosof
Degredation products act as antibacterial agents
Needle shapes
1/4
3/8
5/8
1/2
Use for 1/4 shape needle
Opthalmic sx
Needle shape for suturing in confined/deep spaces
5/8
Cutting vs reverse cutting vs tapercut
Cutting - Cutting surface inside
Reverse cutting - Cutting surface outside
Tapercut - Triangle point, round body
Use of Dechamps needle
Ligate vessels in deep poorly accessible areas
Clamping the first throw - effects on suture
No effect on multifilament
Reduces breaking strength of monofilament by 10% if clamped with a hemostat instead of needle driver