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. 1977 Sep;171(3):392-5.

[Spontaneous rupture of nylon sutures in the cornea spontaneously (author's transl)]

[Article in German]
H Schmitt, W Doden
  • PMID: 926642

[Spontaneous rupture of nylon sutures in the cornea spontaneously (author's transl)]

[Article in German]
H Schmitt et al. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 1977 Sep.

Abstract

In 8 patients rupture of nylon sutures in the cornea occurred spontaneously. This happened four times after a corneal cataract extraction, three times after a perforating keratoplasty and once after a perforating corneal injury. The rupture appeared three times 6 1/2 to 7 months after the operation, once after 1 1/2 months. In the other 4 cases the time of rupture is not known. The examination of the nylon sutures with a microscope showed a lamellar-concentric reduction in the straight parts of the sutures and superficial and deep sagittal in the curved parts of the sutures.

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