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Suture Material

The document discusses suture materials and needles used in pediatric surgery. It describes different types of needles including those with eyes, threads, and tapered tips. It also outlines various suture materials that can be absorbable or non-absorbable, natural or synthetic, braided or monofilament, dyed or undyed, and coated or uncoated. Common materials mentioned include catgut, silk, polyglactin, and nylon.

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Suture Material

The document discusses suture materials and needles used in pediatric surgery. It describes different types of needles including those with eyes, threads, and tapered tips. It also outlines various suture materials that can be absorbable or non-absorbable, natural or synthetic, braided or monofilament, dyed or undyed, and coated or uncoated. Common materials mentioned include catgut, silk, polyglactin, and nylon.

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Mahesh Shrestha
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Suture materials and needle

Dr. Jasmine Bajracharya


MS Pediatric Surgery
Lecturer, Pediatric Surgery Unit,
Department of Surgery
NMCTH.
Needle with an eye
Needle with thread
Needle with taper cut tip
Types of needle
Needles of
different
sizes
Size of Suture material
Types of suture materials
• Absorbable • Non absorbable
• Catgut • Slik
• Polyglactin • Linen
• Polyglyconate • Nylon
• Polyglycolic • Polyester
• Polydioxanone • Polypropylene
• Polyglycaprone
• Natural • Synthetic
• Slik • Polyglactin
• Catgut • Polyglyconate
• Linen • Polyglycolic
• Polydioxanone
• Polyglycaprone
• Polyester
• Polypropylene
• Braided multifilament • Monofilament
• Silk • Catgut
• Polyglactin • Nylon
• Polyglycolic • Polypropylene
• Polyglyconate
• Polydioxanone
• Polyglycaprone
• Dyed

• Undyed
• Coated • Uncoated
• Wax
• Silicone
• polybutylate

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