Technique and uses for absorbable barbed sutures.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.asj.2006.08.011.
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Abstract
The author describes barbed sutures as a unique wound closure tool. Their advantages include the closure of wounds without any knots or the need for a third hand. They are also capable of shifting tissues differentially along the suture to redistribute tensile and compressive forces. The author discusses the development of these tools and their application.