II. Nonabsorbable Sutures
- Silk Suture
- Nylon Suture (Ethilon, Dermalon)
- Polypropylene suture (Prolene, Surgilene)
- Braided Polyester Suture (Ethibond, Ethiflex, Dacron)
- Polybutester (Novafil)
III. References
- Epperson in Pfenninger and Fowler (1994) Procedures for Primary Care Physicians, Mosby, Chicago, p. 3-11
- Townsend (2001) Sabiston Textbook Surgery, p. 1552-3
- Howell (1997) Emerg Med Clin North Am 15(2):417-25 [PubMed]
- Moy (1991) Am Fam Physician 44(6):2123-8 [PubMed]