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. 1988 May;54(5):300-6.

Surgical needle holder damage to sutures

C V Stamp  1 , W McGregor, G T Rodeheaver, J G Thacker, M A Towler, R F Edlich
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  • PMID: 3364869

Surgical needle holder damage to sutures

C V Stamp et al. Am Surg. 1988 May.

Abstract

Needle holder jaws with teeth produce distinct structural changes in synthetic sutures that cause a marked reduction in the suture breaking strength. This damage to the suture may account for disruptions of vascular and fascial wound closures in which continuous closure techniques are employed.

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