Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new suturing technique for strabismus surgery offers the potential of security but also allows for adjustment ...

Surgeries with the endoscope are exacting and require special capabilities of the surgeon. The suturing of the tissue and the setting of the knots, in particular, is very complicated due to the lack ...

I learned to tie the rolling hitch knot while taking sailing lessons. It is a particularly useful knot when tying a line to a vertical post, as the knot will not slip downward. The more downward ...

In medical dramas, surgeries end with a shot of tying off the suture. It is not as simple as thinking the biggest hurdles are cleared after removing the lesion and reconnecting blood vessels or nerves ...

A literature search was carried out for this briefing in accordance with the interim process and methods statement. This briefing includes the most relevant or best available published evidence ...

The V-Loc PBT (Polybutester) non-absorbable wound closure device allows surgeons to securely close incisions without the need to tie knots. Non-absorbable sutures are used to permanently close ...

Researchers have used a new biodegradable material to make surgical sutures that knot and tighten themselves as they warm to body temperature. The new material could help surgeons working in tight ...

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