Correlation of Suture Diameter With Its Ability to Cut Through an Artificial Skin Model.
| Autor: | Xiong MY; Bennett Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California.; Department of Dermatology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California., Bennett RG; Bennett Surgery Center, Santa Monica, California.; Department of Dermatology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.; Department of Dermatology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] [Dermatol Surg] 2021 Apr 01; Vol. 47 (4), pp. 480-482. |
| DOI: | 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002875 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Sutures can tear through tissue, but little data exist on the relative ability of different suture gauges and suture types to cut into the skin. Objective: To quantify the relative ability of various sutures to cut into and tear through the skin. Methods and Materials: We tested 4 suture types (polypropylene, nylon, polyglactin 910, and poliglecaprone 25) at 2 gauges each (3-0 and 5-0) in their ability to cut into and tear through an artificial skin substitute comprised of a 1-mm thick silicone sheet. The force required to cut into and through the skin substitute was measured using a digital force gauge that generated a force-time curve. The suture diameters were verified using both a precision caliper micrometer and an eyepiece micrometer with the microscope. Statistical analysis was performed using the Student t-test and analysis of variance. Results: All 5-0 suture types required less force to cut into and tear through the skin substitute than their 3-0 counterparts. Among each suture gauge, there was no significant difference in tear-through force regardless of the suture type. Conclusion: Compared with larger gauge sutures, smaller gauge sutures more easily cut into and tear through skin substitute. (Copyright © 2020 by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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