Surgeries with the endoscope are exacting and require special capabilities of the surgeon. The suturing of the tissue and the setting of the knots, in particular, is very complicated due to the lack ...

SAN DIEGO – A mechanical study found what it called the optimal suture material and knot configurations for zone II flexor tendon injuries. Steve K. Lee, MD, and his colleagues undertook the study to ...

Think about the last time you tied your shoe: maybe you tied it tightly, or tied multiple knots to ensure the laces wouldn't come undone. You likely relied on intuition to tell you how much tension to ...

The V-Loc PBT (Polybutester) non-absorbable wound closure device allows surgeons to securely close incisions without the need to tie knots. Non-absorbable sutures are used to permanently close ...

Nice and steady does it. A video analysis system uses motion tracking and machine learning to assess how good surgeons are at suturing a wound. “Different surgeons all have different styles of ...

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In medical dramas, surgeries end with a shot of tying off the suture. It is not as simple as thinking the biggest hurdles are cleared after removing the lesion and reconnecting blood vessels or nerves ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surgeons need to consider internal and external friction with different kinds of knots. A variety of suture ...

Surgical or traumatic wounds require closing. Sutures are medical tools that help close a wound. They reduce the risk of infection and support the healing process. For example, a dentist who has to ...

A literature search was carried out for this briefing in accordance with the interim process and methods statement. This briefing includes the most relevant or best available published evidence ...