title: Surgical needle holder damage to sutures.
abstract: Needle holder jaws with teeth produce distinct structural changes in synthetic sutures that cause a marked reduction in the suture breaking strength. This damage to the suture may account for disruptions of vascular and fascial wound closures in which continuous closure techniques are employed.
authors: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
authors: C V
authors: CV
authors: Stamp
authors: W
authors: W
authors: McGregor
authors: G T
authors: GT
authors: Rodeheaver
authors: J G
authors: JG
authors: Thacker
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Towler
authors: R F
authors: RF
authors: Edlich
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013537:Sutures