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Vicryl, Polyglactic Acid Suture

  • See Also
  1. Dexon
  • Indications
  1. Subcutaneous and intraoral closure
  • Category
  1. Second synthetic Absorbable Suture (1974)
  2. Polymer
    1. Lactide
    2. Glycolide
  3. Coating (assists with handling and tying)
    1. Polyglactin 370
    2. Calcium stearate
  • Background
  • Absorption (Hydrolysis)
  1. Tensile and knot strength roughly equivalent to Dexon
  2. Day 28: 8% of tensile strength
  3. Day 60 to 90: Suture completely absorbed
    1. Much more rapid than Dexon
  • Preparations
  1. Undyed braided Suture
  2. Violet-dyed braided Suture
    1. May be seen under skin in some cases
  • 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]