Suture

Question 1

Catgut/Chromic gut/surgical gut:

1) synthetic or natural
2) mono or multifilament
3) absorbable or non?
4) if absorbable: fast or slow?

Answer 1

1) natural
2) multifilament
3) absorbable
4) fast

Question 2

Poliglecaprone 25:

1) trade name
2) synthetic or natural
3) mono or multifilament
4) absorbable or non?
5) if absorbable: fast or slow?

Answer 2

1) Monocryl
2) synthetic
3) monofilament
4) absorbable
5) fast

Question 3

Polygyltone:

1) trade name
2) synthetic or natural
3) mono or multifilament
4) absorbable or non?
5) if absorbable: fast or slow?

Answer 3

1) Caprosyn
2) synthetic
3) monofilament
4) absorbable
5) fast

Question 4

Polyglactin 910:

1) trade name
2) synthetic or natural
3) mono or multifilament
4) absorbable or non?
5) if absorbable: fast or slow?

Answer 4

1) Vicryl
2) synthetic
3) multifilament
4) absorbable
5) slow

Question 5

Glycomer 631:

1) trade name
2) synthetic or natural
3) mono or multifilament
4) absorbable or non?
5) if absorbable: fast or slow?

Answer 5

1) Biosyn
2) synthetic
3) monofilament
4) absorbable
5) fast

Question 6

Polyglycolic Acid:

1) trade name
2) synthetic or natural
3) mono or multifilament
4) absorbable or non?
5) if absorbable: fast or slow?

Answer 6

1) Dexon
2) synthetic
3) multifilament
4) absorbable
5) slow

Question 7

Polydioxanone:

1) trade name
2) synthetic or natural
3) mono or multifilament
4) absorbable or non?
5) if absorbable: fast or slow?

Answer 7

1) PDS II
2) synthetic
3) monofilament
4) absorbable
5) slow

Question 8

Polyglyconate:

1) trade name
2) synthetic or natural
3) mono or multifilament
4) absorbable or non?
5) if absorbable: fast or slow?

Answer 8

1) Maxon
2) synthetic
3) monofilament
4) absorbable
5) slow

Question 9

Which non-absorbable sutures are natural?

Answer 9

Surgical silk (perma-hand, Sofsilk)

Stainless steel (Surgical steel, steel)

Question 10

Which non-absorbable suture materials are multifilament?

Answer 10

Nylon (multi is an option..can also be mono)

Surgical silk

Question 11

What are the trade names for nylon suture? (ethicon and Covidien brands)

Answer 11

Ethicon–Ethilon, Nurolon

Covidien–Monosof, Dermalon, Surgilon