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Nonabsorbable Suture

  • Nonabsorbable Sutures
  1. Silk Suture
  2. Nylon Suture (Ethilon, Dermalon)
  3. Polypropylene suture (Prolene, Surgilene)
  4. Braided Polyester Suture (Ethibond, Ethiflex, Dacron)
  5. Polybutester (Novafil)
  • References
  1. Epperson in Pfenninger and Fowler (1994) Procedures for Primary Care Physicians, Mosby, Chicago, p. 3-11
  2. Townsend (2001) Sabiston Textbook Surgery, p. 1552-3
  3. Howell (1997) Emerg Med Clin North Am 15(2):417-25 [PubMed]
  4. Moy (1991) Am Fam Physician 44(6):2123-8 [PubMed]