Sutures
What three components give needles their name?
Shape, points and eyeless or eyed
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A suture needle is swaged. What does this mean?
A swaged suture needle means that the suture material is attached to the needle itself.
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True or false. Needles and sutures should be similarly sized.
True
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A suture has a size of 00, and another one has a size of 1. Which one is smaller?
The 00 size suture
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What 6 components make up suture material?
size, flexibility, origin, microfilament or multifilament, behaviour, and knot tensil strength
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What is meant by the origin of suture material?
The origin of suture material describes if the suture is organic, synthetic or metallic.
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What dictates knot security?
multifilament and microfilament
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What is meant by the behaviour of suture material?
Absorbable or non-absorbable
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What is a disadvantage of monofilament?
May break if nicked and is stiff
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What is a disadvantage of multifilament?
The braid iself creates a rougher surface and the braid has small spaces that can harbour bacteria
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What is an advantage of monofilament?
less drag and there are no small spaces to harbour bacteria
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What is an advantage of multifilament?
More pliable and holds knots better
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What is cat gut made out of?
Pig intestine
