Correlation of Suture Diameter With Its Ability to Cut Through an Artificial Skin Model.
Dermatol Surg
; 47(4): 480-482, 2021 04 01.
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| ID: mdl-33165058
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Sutures can tear through tissue, but little data exist on the relative ability of different suture gauges and suture types to cut into the skin.OBJECTIVE:
To quantify the relative ability of various sutures to cut into and tear through the skin. METHODS AND MATERIALS We tested 4 suture types (polypropylene, nylon, polyglactin 910, and poliglecaprone 25) at 2 gauges each (3-0 and 5-0) in their ability to cut into and tear through an artificial skin substitute comprised of a 1-mm thick silicone sheet. The force required to cut into and through the skin substitute was measured using a digital force gauge that generated a force-time curve. The suture diameters were verified using both a precision caliper micrometer and an eyepiece micrometer with the microscope. Statistical analysis was performed using the Student t-test and analysis of variance.RESULTS:
All 5-0 suture types required less force to cut into and tear through the skin substitute than their 3-0 counterparts. Among each suture gauge, there was no significant difference in tear-through force regardless of the suture type.CONCLUSION:
Compared with larger gauge sutures, smaller gauge sutures more easily cut into and tear through skin substitute.
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Assunto principal:
Suturas
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Teste de Materiais
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Técnicas de Sutura
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Pele Artificial
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dermatol Surg
Assunto da revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article