We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio Temporarily clamping a suture knot during ...

I learned to tie the rolling hitch knot while taking sailing lessons. It is a particularly useful knot when tying a line to a vertical post, as the knot will not slip downward. The more downward ...

Shape-memory polymers – materials that transform themselves into a pre-determined shape when activated – will reach clinics beginning this year in the form of self-tying sutures, fast-adjusting ...

Trauma surgeon Annie Onishi shows WIRED contributor Peter Rubin how to tie various forms of surgical knots. Annie demonstrates the techniques behind a one-handed knot using different types of sutures ...

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 ...

Scientists have developed a smart suture that can tie itself, a new study shows. Moreover, the thermoplastic threads, which change their shape in response to temperature, can slowly break down in the ...

A new biodegradable plastic could be used for medical applications such as a suture that ties its own knot, according to its inventors. The researchers say the new plastic could be engineered to be ...

The majority of urologists recommend radical prostatectomy as the treatment of choice for younger men with localized prostate cancer. 1 A crucial step in this procedure is the anastomosis of the ...

The V-Loc 180 device, launched in October 2009, was the first surgical device of its kind to feature uni-directional barbed suture technology. The device's unique and proprietary self-anchoring loop ...

Purpose To evaluate the performance of a 10/0 monofilament absorbable polyglactin suture for temporal 5.2 mm corneal incision phacoemulsification. Methods A prospective randomised controlled study of ...

February 21, 2007 (San Diego) — A novel arthroscopic repair technique for radial meniscal tears leaves 89% of patients free of meniscal symptoms 24 months after surgery, researchers from Japan report.