title: [Studies concerning the usefulness of catgut, PGA and polyester for abdominal fascia closure (author's transl)].
abstract: The abdominal fascia incisions of 133 rabbits were closed either with plain gut, chromic gut, PGA or polyester threads. The breaking strength of the wounds were determined tensiometrically at different time intervals and the tissue was examined histologically. For a three-week period the strength of the abdominal wall depends significantly on the intactness of the threads. PGA produces minimal inflammatory reactions, but loses its strength after a fortnight. Since longitudinal incisions are endangered by severe muscle pull, this material cannot be recommended because of the possibility of wound disruption and the formation of hernias. The loss of strength of catgut plain and catgut chromic starts later. Catgut causes inflammatory reactions within the wound area leading to loss of strength of the sutured tissue. Thus incisions of the abdominal fascia should not be closed with catgut. The non-resorbable suture material polyester shows satisfactory strength and minimal tissue reaction. As long as there is no synthetic suture material with mild tissue reaction and late resorption the fascial closure should be sutured with polyester.
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D000818:Animals; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D010969:Plastics; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid / Q000592:standards; D011817:Rabbits; D013537:Sutures / Q000592:standards*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid
vernacular_title: Die Brauchbarkeit von Catgut, PGS und Polyester zum Veruschluss der Abdominalfaszie