When surgeons repair tissues, they're currently limited to mechanical solutions such as sutures and staples, which can cause their own damage, or meshes and glues that may not adequately bond with ...

This object is one of over 700 medically related objects used on the set of the television show M*A*S*H. Most of these items are authentic medical instruments, supplies, and equipment from the 1950s.

Absorbable barbed suture used as an anchoring device for a fascial sling provides suitable sling fixation with a minimally invasive technique with procedural steps similar to a mesh mid-urethral sling ...

During the spinning forming process of chitosan and collagen absorbable suture, the diameter is uneven. To solve this problem, this article provides a diameter control system of absorbable suture ...

Iliotibial Band Closure Suture the gap in the iliotibial tract corresponding to the donor area with interrupted stitches with Vicryl 1. Final Considerations Studies indicate that any point proximal to ...

CytexOrtho is using 3D weaving and printing to make absorbable hip implants that could help younger patients delay or avoid hip replacements.

One of the major factors affecting the scar outcome is the suture material used. Absorbable sutures were reported to provide favorable cosmetic outcomes on skin wounds. There is no study investigating ...

November 4, 2022—The objective of the prospective, multicenter, single-arm Cross-Seal investigational device exemption (IDE) trial was to determine the effectiveness and safety of the Cross-Seal ...

Injuries to the meniscus are among the most common knee injuries and they are the most common reason for surgery performed by orthopedic surgeons.The meniscus has well-established biomechanical ...