title: Comparison of absorbable and nonabsorbable sutures for intradermal skin closure in cats.
abstract: Paired skin incisions were made in 6 cats and closed intradermally with the copolymer of glycolide, ɛ-caprolacton, and trimethylene-carbonate, or polypropylene suture. The macroscopic and histologic appearance of the incisions was compared. Polypropylene suture compared favorably to glycolide, ɛ-caprolacton, and trimethylene-carbonate suture for closure of skin incisions in cats.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. makdvm@vet.auth.gr
authors.forename: Lysimachos G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Papazoglou
authors.forename: Vassiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tsioli
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Papaioannou
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Georgiadis
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Savvas
authors.forename: Nikitas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prassinos
authors.forename: Vasileia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kouti
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bikiaris
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hadzigiannakis
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zavros
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002415:Cats / Q000601:surgery*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004146:Dioxanes; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011091:Polyesters; D011126:Polypropylenes; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000662:veterinary; D013537:Sutures / Q000662:veterinary*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D004146:Dioxanes; D011091:Polyesters; D011126:Polypropylenes; C095495:glycolide E-caprolactone copolymer; C443643:trimethylene carbonate