title: A comparison of absorbable and non-absorbable 10-0 sutures for the repair of a divided rat facial nerve.
abstract: The use of absorbable sutures to anastomose nerves is controversial. This paper reports on a controlled trial comparing absorbable and non-absorbable sutures for this purpose. No difference between the sutures was found.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology Unit, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Willins
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Mountain
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation; D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000294:innervation; D009757:Nylons; D010781:Photography; D011098:Polyglactin 910 / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013537:Sutures; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons; D011098:Polyglactin 910