Suture Material Revision

Match the suture pattern with the image

• Simple Continuous

• 
• Subcutaneous

• 
• Cruciate Mattress

• 
• Ford Interlocking

• 
• Simple Interrupted

• 

Categorise the properties of these suture patterns

Groups:

(a) Simple Interrupted

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(b) Cruciate Mattress

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(c) Cushing

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(d) Subcutaneous

• Continuou

• Tension relief

• Skin Closure - continuous

• Creates water tight seal

• Non absorbable sutures

• Intestinal sutures

• Skin / Abdominal Closure

• Absorbable suture material

• Slow absorbable sutures

• Bladder sutures

• Skin Closure - interrupted

• Muscles / Fascia

What part of the body is each needle best suited to suture?

a

b

c

d

e

f

Skin

Delicate tissue

Muscle

Muscle b

Delicate tissue b

Sclera of the eye

Categorise the Absorbable v Non absorbable sutures

Groups:

(a) Slow Absorbable

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(b) Rapid Absorbable

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(c) Non Absorbable

• Poliglecaprone 25 (Monocryl)

• Glycomer 631 (Biosyn)

• Polyglyconate (Maxon)

• Polyamide (Nylon)

• Polypropylene (Prolene)

• Polyglactin 910 (Vicryl)

• Poly L-lactide/glycolide (Panacryl)

• Polydioxanone (PDS)

• Polyglycolic Acid (Dexon)

• Silk

• Polymerised caprolactam (Supramid)

• Cat gut

Categorise the Monofilament and Multifilament sutures

Groups:

(a) Monofilament

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(b) Multifilament

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(c) Mono or Multi -filament

• Polydioxanone (PDS)

• Polyglyconate (Maxon)

• Poliglecaprone 25 (Monocryl)

• Polyamide (Nylon)

• Poly L-lactide/glycolide (Panacryl)

• Polyglycolic Acid (Dexon)

• Polyglactin 910 (Vicryl)

• Polymerised caprolactam (Supramid)

• Cat gut

• Glycomer 631 (Biosyn)

• Polypropylene (Prolene)

• Silk

Categorise the different properties of suture materials (can you remember what their definitions?!)

Groups:

(a) Mechanical Properties

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(b) Handling Properties

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(c) Tissue interaction

• Tissue drag

• Capillarity

• Rate loss of strength

• Potentiation of infection

• Mechanism of absorption

• Tensile strength

• Inflammatory response

• Knot security

• Memory

• Palasticity

• Elasticity

• Pliability