Ease of continuous dermal suture removal.
The purpose of this investigation is to identify the synthetic nonabsorbable monofilament suture that requires the lowest forces for removal of continuous dermal sutures. Immediately after wound closure, continuous dermal polypropylene sutures require the lowest suture removal forces. The ease of polypropylene suture removal from continuous dermal skin closure is related to the suture's low surface coefficient of friction.
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Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908.
Rodeheaver
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Dang
M C
MC
Foresman
P A
PA
Hwang
J C
JC
Edlich
R F
RF
D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D011126:Polypropylenes; D011817:Rabbits; D013536:Suture Techniques
D011126:Polypropylenes