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There was no difference in suture retention strength between fresh vessels and decellularized-heparin-treated grafts.
Bacterial repellence in suture materials is a desirable property that can potentially improve the healing process by preventing infection.
Clinical Relevance: Although development of new suture materials has increased their failure strength, further advancements in suture material design should focus on decreasing soft-tissue abrasion properties and increasing strength to suture failure when cycled through bone.
The toughness (area under the stress strain curves, W) determined in tensile testing experiments, in tear propagation experiments, and in suture retention strength measurements showed that PTMC networks prepared from the higher molecular weight macromers (Mn > 10,000 g mol−1) were tenacious materials.
Radioactive sources embedded in suture are associated with improved postimplant dosimetry in men treated with prostate brachytherapy.
Another important finding is that we registered a homogeneous mode of failure consisting in suture breakage.
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This in vitro biomechanical study using a porcine model compared peripheral longitudinal vertical meniscus lesion (PLVML) outside-in suture repair fixation strength using either interrupted or continuous "N" configuration No. 2-0 braided polyester sutures.
Overall, there are no conclusive data to suggest that inside-out or outside-in suture repair has better load to failure or stiffness, less displacement, or different site of failure compared with all-inside repair.
Subtotal meniscectomy, note the residual meniscus base (upper left); Measurement of the meniscus defect for preparation of suitable biomaterial (upper right); Insertion of the cell-free biomaterial and fixation with all-inside and outside-in suture techniques (lower row).
The meniscal tears were treated by a PRP seeded composite matrix and a 5 0 PDS outside-in suture.
Currently, there are three arthroscopic techniques for meniscal repair in common use: the outside-in suture, the inside-out technique [ 30, 31], and the all-inside technique that uses biodegradable products [ 32].
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