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21 Cards in this Set
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absorbable sutures
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lose strength after 60 days
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non-absorbable sutures
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do not weaken significantly over time
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cat gut / surgical gut
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strength from collagen, broken down by enzymatic degredation
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cat gut / surgical gut
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made from sheep intestine submucosa, absorbs quickly
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pds
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polydioxanone
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pds / polydioxanone
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absorbable synthetic, broken down by hydrolysis
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silk
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natural nonabsorbable; for vascular surgeries, added paraffin
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caprolactum
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brand name Vetafil
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caprolactum / Vetafil
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cheap and easy to use, not for deep tissue surgery (bacteria lives in braiding), on spool
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stainless steel
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synthetic nonabsorbable, can irritate the skin
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nylon / polyamide
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brand name Ethilon
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nylon / polyamide / Ethilon
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green pack; good for tendons / skin / microsurgery, high tensile strength
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polypropylene
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minimally thrombogenic; vascular surgeries
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common: surgical gut
absorbable |
brand: cat gut / kit gut
absorbable |
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common: polyglycolic acid
absorbable |
brand: Dexon
absorbable |
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common: polyglactin 910
absorbable |
brand: Vicryl
absorbable |
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common: polydioxanone
absorbable |
brand: PDS
absorbable |
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common: polyglyconate
absorbable |
brand: Maxon
absorbable |
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common: caproactum
nonabsorbable |
brand: Vetafil
nonabsorbable |
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common: polyamide / nylon
nonabsorbable |
brand: Ethilon
nonabsorbable |
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common: polypropylene
nonabsorbable |
brand: Prolene
nonabsorbable |
