Suture button devices such as the TightRope (Arthrex, Naples, Florida) have been increasingly used for syndesmotic fixation of ankle fractures. Despite proposed advantages, prior studies have shown equivalent outcomes, with a theoretical decreased need for removal of hardware. Complications of suture button fixation of syndesmotic instability may be underreported and include lateral suture knot...

In our experience patients undergoing circumcision are mostly concerned about pain and penile appearances. We conducted a prospective randomized trial to assess the benefits of a new disposable circumcision suture device (DCSD). A total of 942 patients were equally divided into three groups (conventional circumcision, Shang ring and disposable suture device group). Patients in the DCSD group we...

We report on our investigation into astigmatism in 40 eyes following a corneal cataract incision closed with a continuous 10/0 nylon monofilament suture (Ethilon). Immediately after surgery there was astigmatism caused by the nylon suture (suture-induced astigmatism), its severity depending on the tightness of the suture. It ranged from 1 to 10 5 dioptres, the mean value 4 09 dioptres with a st...

INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was the assessment of the influence ofmidpalatal or maxillary suture expansion on laryngeal and audiologic changes in treated patients. MATERIAL AND METHOD The study comprised 30 patients, 19 female and 11 male aged from 10 years 6 months to 30 years 1 month. All of them were treated for severe maxillary constriction by the use of rapid maxillary expansion wi...

OBJECTIVE To identify whether the deep-plane face-lift or the extended transtemporal subperiosteal midface-lift is more effective in correcting midfacial ptosis. METHODS Five cadaveric dissections were performed with a unilateral transtemporal subperiosteal midface-lift followed by a deep-plane face-lift on the same hemihead. Three suspension sutures were evaluated-transtemporal midface-lift,...

Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) primarily involves the mechanical opening of the midpalatal suture of the maxillary and palatine bones. The fusion of the midpalatal suture determines the failure of RME, a common event in late adolescents and young adults. Recently, the assessment of the maturation of midpalatal suture as viewed using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has been introduced. Fiv...

INTRODUCTION  Refinement of the nose tip can be accomplished by a variety of techniques, but currently, the use of sutures in the nasal tip with conservative resection of the alar cartilage is the most frequently recommended approach. OBJECTIVE  To classify the nasal tip and to demonstrate the interdomal suture applied to nasal tip refinement in the Caucasian nose, as well as to provide a sim...

The purpose of this study was to compare the gap formation during cyclic loading, maximum repair strength, and failure mode of single-row full-thickness supraspinatus repairs performed using 2 knotless suture anchors with differing internal suture-retention mechanisms in a human cadaver model. Nine matched pairs of cadaver shoulders were used. Full-thickness tears were induced by detaching the ...

To the Editor: Intimal hyperplasia surrounding the suture line remains the leading cause of graft failure after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and peripheral vascular bypass surgery. Immunosuppressive drugs, such as tacrolimus, have been shown to inhibit the development of intimal hyperplasia (1,2). We have developed a novel drug-eluting suture coated with tacrolimus (DE-suture). The purp...

Developmental changes of the zygomatic bone, maxilla and suture between them were investigated on two groups of five newborn rabbits at birth. The zygomaticomaxillary suture was not yet completed in the newborn rabbit, but its completion was observed in the first week after birth. The fusion found on the suture has gradually begun in its middle position, and finally the suture line disappeared,...