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Dexon, Polyglycolic Acid Suture

  • Category
  1. First synthetic Absorbable Suture (1970)
  • See Also
  1. Vicryl
  • Indications
  1. Subcutaneous and intraoral closure
  • Background
  • Absorption (Hydrolysis)
  1. Tensile and knot strength roughly equivalent to Vicryl
  2. Day 7: 60% of tensile strength retained
  3. Day 15: 20% of tensile strength
  4. Day 28: 5% of tensile strength
  5. Day 90 to 120: Suture completely absorbed
  • Preparations
  1. Monofilament
    1. Stiff, and difficult to handle
  2. Braided Dexon
    1. Easier to handle
  3. Dexon Plus (synthetic coat)
    1. Eases knot tying and tissue passage
  • References
  1. Howell (1997) Emerg Med Clin North Am 15(2):417-25 [PubMed]
  2. Moy (1991) Am Fam Physician 44(6):2123-8 [PubMed]
  3. Epperson in Pfenninger and Fowler (1994) Procedures for Primary Care Physicians, Mosby, Chicago, p. 3-11
  4. Townsend (2001) Sabiston Textbook Surgery, p. 1552-3