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Which suture material is larger, 2-0 or #1?
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#1
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Which suture material is smaller, 5-0 or 2-0?
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5-0
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What is the list of most flexible to least flexible suture material?
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silk > braided polyesters > nylon & surgical gut > stainless steel
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What is the gold standard of suture material?
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silk
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Which type of suture material is the smoothiest and is made out of one filament?
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Monofilament
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Which type of suture material is used commonly on the interior and has more drag than monofilament?
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Braided
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Which type of suture material is smooth with less capillarity?
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Coated Braided
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What is the process by which fluid and bacteria are carried into the interstices of multifilament fibers?
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capillarity
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What type of suture material are capillary?
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all braided material
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Where should you never used capillary suture material?
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contaminated or infected sites
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What is fistulous tract?
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bacteria that enters b/t suture material and tissue
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Which suture material can withstand 3 autoclavings?
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>polyester
>nylon >polypropylene >metallics |
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Which suture material is absorbable?
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>Surgical gut
>Polyglycolic Acid (PGA) >Polyglactin 910 >Polydioxanone (PDS) |
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Surgical gut is absorbed by ________ in _____ days.
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phagocytosis
10-15 |
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What is an example of polyglycolic acid (PGA)?
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Dexon
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PGA is absorbed by ______ and stronger than gut for at least _____ days.
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hydrolysis
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What is an example of polyglactin 910?
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Vicryl
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Vicryl retains ____% of tensile strength at _____ days and _____% at _____days?
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75% - 14
50% - 21 |
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What are the advantages of Vicryl?
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easy to handle
minimal tissue reaction good knot security |
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What type of material is Vicryl?
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synthetic braided
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What type of material is PGA?
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fine filaments and braided
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PDS is what type of suture material?
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synthetic monofilament
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When is PDS absorption complete?
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180 days
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What is PDS advantages?
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good for slow healing tissue
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What are the non-absorbable suture materials?
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>silk
>stainless steel >nylon >polypropylene >polybutester >polymerized caprolactum |
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What type of material is silk made from?
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braided or twisted
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