Polyglycolic acid suture in retinal detachment surgery.
A resorbable suture, Dexon, was used in retinal surgery as a temporary encircling material. The mean loss of tensile strength was 18 days, which is too short to be effective in retinal surgery. The rate of tensile strength loss varies from 5 to 36 days, which makes the sutures not reliable in this specific surgery.
D000042:Absorption; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D013537:Sutures / Q000592:standards*; D013997:Time Factors
D011100:Polyglycolic Acid