[Comparative study of virgin silk and polyglachine (Dexon) corneal sutures in rabbits (author's transl)].
An experimental study in rabbits compared corneal reaction to two types of sutures: 8.0 virgin-silk (Ethicon) and 7.0 Dexon (Davis-Geck). Results showed that the 8.0 virgin-silk (Ethicon) gives rise to a scar rapidly than the 7.0 Dexon (Davis-Geck). The degree of inflammation is smaller, the scar more solid and more regular than with 7.0 Dexon (Davis-Geck). In addition, the degree of neovascularisation of the cornea was more dense with the 8.0 virgin-silk (Ethicon) than the 7.0 Dexon (Davis-Geck) sutures.
D000818:Animals; D003315:Cornea / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D019476:Insect Proteins; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D011506:Proteins; D011817:Rabbits; D047011:Silk; D013537:Sutures; D014945:Wound Healing
D019476:Insect Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D047011:Silk; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid
Etude comparèe des sutures de soie vierge et de polyglachine (Dexon) sur las cornèe de lapin. Etude expérimentale.