title: Biomechanical performance of a braided absorbable suture.
abstract: Lactomer and Polyglactin 910 sutures are both made of copolymers of lactide and glycolide. Biomechanical performance tests demonstrated superior handling characteristics of the Lactomer sutures. Using sutures comparable in size and knot construction, the Lactomer sutures exhibited knot holding force superior to the Polyglactin 910. Moreover, the low knot rundown forces encountered by the Lactomer sutures facilitated construction of secure knots that failed by breakage rather than by slippage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22909, USA.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Faulkner
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Gear
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Hellewell
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mazzarese
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Watkins
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Edlich
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011098:Polyglactin 910; D011108:Polymers; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D013552:Swine; D013718:Tensile Strength