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Nylon SutureAka: Ethilon, Dermalon
- Category
- Synthetic Nonabsorbable Suture (monofilament)
- Advantages: Good choice for skin closure
- High tensile strength
- Minimal tissue reactivity
- Excellent elasticity
- Low cost
- Disadvantages
- High memory (requires 3 to 4 knot throws to hold)
- Pliabilized ethilon in Alcohol reduces memory
- High memory (requires 3 to 4 knot throws to hold)
- Absorption (Hydrolyzes in skin at very slow rate)
- Year 1: 89% of tensile strength
- Year 2: 72% of tensile strength
- Year 11: 66% of tensile strength
- References
- Howell (1997) Emerg Med Clin North Am 15(2):417
- Moy (1991) Am Fam Physician 44(6):2123
- Phenninger (1994) Procedures, p. P3-6
- Townsend (2001) Sabiston Textbook Surgery, p. 1552-3
Nylon suture (C0183734) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Medical Device (T074) |
| English | Nylon suture |
| Spanish | sutura de nailon |
| Parent Concepts | Non-absorbable suture (C0461628) |
| Sources | SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
Dermalon (C0205862) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Organic Chemical (T109) |
| MSH | D009757 |
| English | Dermalon, Dermalons |
| Sources | MSH Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
Ethilon (C0205863) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Organic Chemical (T109) |
| MSH | D009757 |
| English | Ethilon, Ethilons |
| Sources | MSH Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
