OBJECTIVES Incisional hernias are common complications of midline abdominal closure. The 'Hughes Repair' combines a standard mass closure with a series of horizontal and two vertical mattress sutures within a single suture. There is evidence to suggest this technique is as effective as mesh repair for the operative management of incisional hernias; however, no trials have compared Hughes repair...

BACKGROUND Recurrent defects after open and arthroscopic rotator cuff repair are common. Double-row repair techniques may improve initial fixation and quality of rotator cuff repair. PURPOSE To evaluate the load to failure, cyclic displacement, and anatomical footprint of 4 arthroscopic rotator cuff repair techniques. HYPOTHESIS Double-row suture anchor repair would have superior structural...

s H w M fi he purpose of this study is to examine long-term endon-to-bone healing, by use of a sheep animal odel, after rotator cuff repairs performed with 2 diferent suture techniques: an inclined horizontal matress suture pattern placed with special arthroscopic nstrumentation (HMS) and the modified Mason-Allen attern (MMA). After a pre hoc power analysis, 18 keletally mature sheep were rando...

Otoplasty is a commonly performed procedure to correct prominent ears. Many different otoplasty techniques have been described but there is no gold standard technique. As well, many different suture materials are used in otoplasty but studies directly comparing different sutures materials are lacking. An otoplasty outcome study with Nylon and Mersilene (2 of the most commonly used sutures in ot...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE In otoplasty, an anterior approach with sutures is commonly used, because it is not aggressive with cartilage. The aim of this study on otoplasty was to evaluate the usefulness of the anterior approach, comparing it to the results obtained after the posterior approach. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective study on 25 otoplasties performed at a University Hospital duri...

In retinal detachment surgery, Chawla (I97I) had excellent results using a 7-mm. encircling silastic band, cauterization of the edges of the tear by cryocautery, and evacuation of the subretinal fluid (Schepens, Okamura, and Brockhurst, I957). He felt that the technique was simpler than scleral dissection and safer than the supramid encircling suture. The present study has the following aims: (...

In retinal detachment surgery, Chawla (I97I) had excellent results using a 7-mm. encircling silastic band, cauterization of the edges of the tear by cryocautery, and evacuation of the subretinal fluid (Schepens, Okamura, and Brockhurst, I957). He felt that the technique was simpler than scleral dissection and safer than the supramid encircling suture. The present study has the following aims: (...

We tested pull-out strength and linear stiffness of meniscal repair using bioabsorbable arrows and vertical and horizontal loop sutures in fresh-frozen bovine lateral menisci. In phase I, menisci repaired either with 2-0 Ti-Cron vertical or horizontal loop suture, or 10-, 13-, or 16-mm Meniscus Arrows were loaded to failure at 12.5 mm/sec. In phase II, we examined the number of barbs engaged an...